Book Review: Nutrition Management of Inherited Metabolic Diseases – Lessons from Metabolic University

Editors: Laurie E. Bernstein, MS, Fran Rohr, MS, and Joanna R. Helm, MS Publisher: Springer – 377 pages Book Review by: Hiro Motiram Inherited metabolic diseases (IMDs) are a large class of genetic diseases, and are sometimes called “inborn errors of metabolism” or “congenital disorders of metabolism,” according to articles in Wikipedia. More than half of them are due to defects in single genes that code for enzymes, which help convert various substances (substrates) into others (products). There’s a wide range of IMDs that are manifested in patients who have various signs and symptoms. We name here a few...

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