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Edited by Robert I. Handin, Samuel E. Lux, and Thomas P. Stossel. 2304 pp., illustrated. Philadelphia, Lippincott–Raven, 1995. $169.95. ISBN 0-397-50944-8.

This is a weighty book — approximately 11 1/4 lb on my bathroom scale. It is cast in the classic form of a large-scale medical reference work, and its size and organization discourage browsing. Consequently, this book is not the best place to seek guidance on the workup of anemia. On the other hand, it is a splendid place to look up the currently known functions of the bcl-2 gene.

It is hard to find serious fault with this book as a reference work, although it does have a surprising limitation if you want to use it to solve . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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