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The molecular basis of cell‐cell interaction. Proceedings of the first internationl conference, La Jolla, California, 1977. Richard A. Lerner and Daniel Bergsma (eds). Birth defects: Original article series 14(2), 1978. 566 pp. New York: Alan R. Liss, Inc, for the National Foundation–March of Dimes, $58.00

The molecular basis of cell‐cell interaction. Proceedings of the first internationl conference,... 418 Book Reviews issue) that he was first, or right, or both. 2) The organization of the text is confusing and leads to a large amount of repetition. Each of the chapters in the blood group systems discusses the serology of the system and of each of the variant antigens and introduces some aspects of genetics. But there is a separate chapter on heredity which first presents the basics of the genetics of each system and then repeats, within the same chapter, more genetics of each system under the guise of a catch-all heading “Methods of Determining Possible Phenotypes of Children in Various Mating.” When I want to know about the ABO system, I don’t want to have to keep rereading the same information in three or more places in my efforts to make sure I haven’t missed anything. The techniques section is overexpanded by the repetitive detail in which tests for some systems are described (eg, tests for the Rh system include complete procedures for testing for Rh antigens, and then separately, again, for rhw and for Hr antigens). If each technique section (tests in ABO and Lewis, tests in Rh, tests in MNS, etc) had been written http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A Wiley

The molecular basis of cell‐cell interaction. Proceedings of the first internationl conference, La Jolla, California, 1977. Richard A. Lerner and Daniel Bergsma (eds). Birth defects: Original article series 14(2), 1978. 566 pp. New York: Alan R. Liss, Inc, for the National Foundation–March of Dimes, $58.00

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Wiley
Copyright
Copyright © 1978 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
ISSN
1552-4825
eISSN
1552-4833
DOI
10.1002/ajmg.1320020413
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Abstract

418 Book Reviews issue) that he was first, or right, or both. 2) The organization of the text is confusing and leads to a large amount of repetition. Each of the chapters in the blood group systems discusses the serology of the system and of each of the variant antigens and introduces some aspects of genetics. But there is a separate chapter on heredity which first presents the basics of the genetics of each system and then repeats, within the same chapter, more genetics of each system under the guise of a catch-all heading “Methods of Determining Possible Phenotypes of Children in Various Mating.” When I want to know about the ABO system, I don’t want to have to keep rereading the same information in three or more places in my efforts to make sure I haven’t missed anything. The techniques section is overexpanded by the repetitive detail in which tests for some systems are described (eg, tests for the Rh system include complete procedures for testing for Rh antigens, and then separately, again, for rhw and for Hr antigens). If each technique section (tests in ABO and Lewis, tests in Rh, tests in MNS, etc) had been written

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American Journal of Medical Genetics Part AWiley

Published: Jan 1, 1978

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