The Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders (3rd ed.)

When I reviewed the second edition of this encyclopaedia, way back in 2005 (RR 2006/268), I noted that “genetics is a very fast‐moving subject” and I ended with the expectation and hope that work on the next edition was already underway. This hope has now been fulfilled. Genetics has indeed been changing so fast that practically anything that has reached the stage of being refereed, edited and printed is already out of date. Even while in the process of reviewing this brand‐new book, I noticed, just for example, in this morning's newspaper, a report on some research into the...