Third edition. Edited by J. Fernandes, J.-M. Saudubray, and G. Van den Berghe. 467 pp., illustrated. New York, Springer-Verlag, 2000. $119. ISBN 3-540-65626-X. By Enid Gilbert-Barness and Lewis A. Barness. 930 pp. in two volumes, illustrated. Natick, Mass., Eaton, 2000. $279. ISBN 1-881299-11-2.
Inborn Metabolic Diseases, edited by Fernandes et al., is apleasure to read. This book, "written by clinicians for clinicians,"is in its third edition and seems to have come of age. It isa cohesive and authoritative work covering the fast-growingfield of inborn errors of metabolism. In their preface, theeditors refer readers to the latest edition of Molecular andMetabolic Bases of Inherited Disease (C. Scriver et al., eds.New York: McGraw-Hill, 2000) for more detailed information.The latter book is the primary reference work in this field,but Inborn Metabolic Diseases is in many ways . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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