Primary immunodeficiency diseases (PIDs) are a heterogeneous group of inherited disorders characterized by different defects in the development and function of the immune system.
The rapid advances in medicine over the last 50 years have totally changed the outlook for children with disorders of sex development (DSD), but there is still much to learn.
The therapeutic potential of the use of adipose stem cells in regenerative medicine has been increasingly recognized, and in recent years concrete clinical benefits have accrued as these cells have been explored for a variety of applications.
This book offers the most up-to-date information about research surrounding the neurobiology of bipolar disorder as well as currently available and novel therapeutic options.
Tissue engineering is a multidisciplinary field incorporating the principles of biology, chemistry, engineering, and medicine to create biological substitutes of native tissues for scientific research or clinical use.
This lavishly illustrated atlas provides indispensable information to clinicians, geneticists and visual scientists working with inherited retinal diseases.
This volume contains the main proceedings of the fourth international conference on "e;Cancer Prevention 2006,"e; which was held during February 16-18, 2006, in St.
The broad field of neuro-ophthalmology encompasses lesions of both the afferent and efferent pathways, which can result from various etiologies: tumoral, paraneoplastic, vascular, inflammatory, infectious, or hereditary, just to name a few.
When one is asked to review a manuscript in order of the different parts of the skeleton and comprises to write a foreword,one always asks oneself,"e;Is there about 600 pages.
Clinical management and signs are the focus of this practical cardiogenetic reference for those who are involved in the care for cardiac patients with a genetic disease.
Recent advances in genetics and brain biochemistry point to the Abeta peptide as the major culprit in causing neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's Disease (AD).
The book "e;Biochemical Mechanisms for Metabolic Syndrome"e; delves into the intricate biochemistry underlying the complex condition known as Metabolic Syndrome.
The book "e;Biochemical Mechanisms for Metabolic Syndrome"e; delves into the intricate biochemistry underlying the complex condition known as Metabolic Syndrome.
Modern biology is moving away from reductionist approaches towards holistic studies that encompass whole genomes, transcriptomes, proteomes, and metabolomes.
The book aims to be a handy compendium to the very voluminous texts of gastroenterology and hepatology existing in the knowledge market and provides the reader with an easy understanding of the bench knowledge (basic sciences) as they apply to bedside practice (clinical gastroenterology).
Now in its second edition, this concise textbook provides an overview of the field of nutrigenomics, a topic at the intersection of nutrition and genetics that explores how dietary molecules interact with our genome and epigenome to influence health and disease.
This book examines the toxicological and health implications of environmental epigenetics and provides knowledge through an interdisciplinary approach.
The skeleton is involved to a significant extent in more than 500 genetic and congenital syndromes and although the majority of these are individually rare, collectively they are not uncommon.
Profound progress has been made in the fields of chronobiology and psychobiology within the past decade, in theory, experiment and clinical application.
A decade after the publication of The Man Behind the Syndrome, which was warmly received, particularly by medical geneticists, syndromologists and those doctors from many different dis- ciplines with an interest in medical history, Peter and Greta Beighton now present the second volume of their work, promised ten years ago.
After 10 years, this second edition is extensively rewritten and updated and provides a source of information concerning all aspects of medullary thyroid carcinoma, including comprehensive actual references for interested scientists.
This book provides a practical guide to the use of biomarkers in the clinical decision-making process and the subsequent effect that they can have in the management of patients with a range of dermatological conditions.
