Medical genetics

This volume provides the reader with an overview of the diverse functions of the RUNX family of genes.

The dark heart of race science and why it's nonsense.

This volume focuses on a challenging field in biomedicine: the genetic control of central immune tolerance.

This book offers a historical perspective on the scientific milestones that have brought IVF to its current prominence and explores future directions based on ongoing research.

This book introduces different Rare Genetic Disorders (RGDs), and challenges in their diagnosis.

This book illustrates the activities of mammalian sirtuin SIRT6 in connection with DNA damage repair and premature aging.

This book offers an in-depth and comprehensive review on current understanding of regulatory ncRNAs in complex diseases from a view of bioinformatics.

This third volume, with three supporting editors, broadens its focus on genetic eye research from the Asian to the global scale.

This book presents the latest research on non-coding RNAs in cardiovascular disease, a major cause of death worldwide.

This book gathers a selection of original articles and critical reviews presented at the 21st International Taurine Meeting, held in Shenyang, China in May 2018, which discussed and disseminated the latest findings on taurine, especially in human life.

This book presents an overview of the recent technologies in single molecule and single cell sequencing.

This new edited volume in the Springer Subcellular Biochemistry Series presents a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview of the proteomics of peroxisomes derived from mammalian, Drosophila, fungal, and plant origin, and contains contributions from leading experts in the field.

This book elucidates how advances in genomics research are being applied in connection with heart diseases.

This book provides an essential overview of the rapidly advancing field of circular RNAs - newly discovered RNAs that are generated by back-splicing precursor mRNA and perform regulatory functions in many biological processes.

The volume provides a review of statistical development and application in the area of human genomics, including candidate gene mapping, linkage analysis, population-based genome-wide association, exon sequencing, and whole genome sequencing analysis.

This second volume continues with a focus on the state of the art in genetic eye research in Asia and the Pacific.

This book offers an in-depth and comprehensive review on current understanding of regulatory ncRNAs in complex diseases from a view of bioinformatics.

This volume discusses various aspects of mechanisms and methodologies of chromosome translocations, ranging from a historical and clinical overview of chromosome translocations to the rapid development of the next-generation sequencing technologies, which has dramatically increased our understanding of the spectrum of chromosome translocations in human diseases.

Most biological pathways, physical and neurological properties are highly conserved between humans and Drosophila and nearly 75% of human disease-causing genes have a functional homologue in Drosophila.

The book describes molecular principles and mechanisms by which mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) can drive the occurrence of diseases and the latest understanding of mtDNA biology.

This book focuses on an "e;outside the box"e; notion by utilizing the powerful applications of next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies in the interface of chemistry and biology.

This volume focuses on the modulation of biological membranes by specific biophysical properties.

This contributed volume offers a comprehensive and detailed overview of the various aspects of long non-coding RNAs and discusses their emerging significance.

This volume provides the reader with an overview of the diverse functions of the RUNX family of genes.

Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD) is a highly prevalent hereditary renal disorder in which fluid-filled cysts are appeared in both kidneys.

This book introduces different Rare Genetic Disorders (RGDs), and challenges in their diagnosis.