Genes in Medicine: Molecular Biology & Human Genetic Disorders - Essential Guide for Researchers & Students

I give this book two stars for its relevence to molecular medicine, however, I give it one additional star because it is a diamond in the rough. If the authors/editor/publisher revised and updated this useful, potentially authoritative work of applied molecular medicine, it would serve resourcefully as a reference and bench tool. Even as a pre-HGP work, many of the concepts and techniques covered here are still relevant to today's research in molecular medicine. However, one can easily see the behemoth task of revising this book.It MUST be revised and updated on technical knowledge of treatment modalities and molecular therapies, to include: applied RNAi, real-time PCR diagnostics, applied laser microdissection, gene microarray therapy, conceptual signal transduction determinants of genetic disorders, signal transduction methods, genetic epidemiology and genetic counseling, neurobiologic disorders, etc., and other contemporary concepts and tools useful to molecular medicine. For the fact that the title reads "...Molecular biology and human genetic disorders," the update should also include an insightful look at genetic diseases treatable by molecular techniques.This book has potential, but at the listed price as it is currently written, its of little use and it completely misses the mark with respect to the title. You may not find a book with all the attributes I have listed above, but you can definitely find something better then (paperback) "Genes in Medicine." Stay away from this one.Dear authors: update and revise. Period.