Unique among medical texts, Enzymes in clinical medicine is a complete and concise book to the coreareas of medicine that also encourages thinking about the world from the patient's perspective,offering a holistic, patient-centred approach. The author of this book reviews the historical,experimental, and clinical evidence for the use of enzymes in diagnosis and treatment. This new andrapidly developing field has long deserved a book bringing its many aspects together under one cover.The author is to be congratulated on a notable beginning.