Human Plasma Proteins

This review of the principal changes found in the plasma proteins in disease and after injury has been extensively updated and revised. Included is information on the proteins associated with clotting abnormalities, the latest methods for the detection of neural-tube defects in the fetus and for the pre- and post- natal diagnosis of cystic fibrosis, and on quality control, acrylamide gel electrophoresis of cerebrospinal fluid proteins and the estimation of acetylcholinesterase in amniotic fluid. As before, what distinguishes this book from others on the subject is its disease-orientated approach. Protein changes are discussed in relation to immunodeficiency, liver disease, renal disease, and cancer, for example, thus giving the book wide application in the clinical sphere as well as in the laboratory. It will be of interest to haematologists, immunologists, pathologists and clinical biochemists, as well as physicians and surgeons involved in the diagnosis and monitoring of specific diseases.