3rd edition. Editors Gillian Bates, Peter S Harper, and Lesley Jones. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2002. ISBN 0 19 851060 8 (Hbk)

Peter Harper’s first two editions of Huntington’s disease have been widely regarded as key reference works for those working on this disease and related polyglutamine disorders. For the third edition, he has teamed up with Gillian Bates and Lesley Jones to produce a worthy successor to the previous editions.

This book covers a wide range of topics relevant to this condition with sections devoted to clinical features, genetics, neurobiology, structural biology, cell biology, animal studies, care of HD patients, and therapeutic approaches. The editors have assembled an authoritative group of authors …