Medical genetics

JIMD Reports publishes case and short research reports in the area of inherited metabolic disorders.

The growing knowledge about disturbances of epigenetic gene regulation in hematopoietic stem cell disorders is now being translated into treatment approaches that target the epigenetic defects pharmacologically.

This book presents the state of the art in genetic eye research in Asia and the Pacific.

In this thoroughly revised and expanded third edition of the highly praised classic, The Principles of Clinical Cytogenetics, a panel of hands-on experts update their descriptions of the basic concepts and interpretations involved in chromosome analysis to include the many advances that have occurred in the field.

This third edition volume expands on the previous editions by providing a comprehensive update on the available technologies required to successfully perform DNA methylation analysis.

Within the past two decades, extraordinary new functions for the nucleolus have begun to appear, giving the field a new vitality and generating renewed excitement and interest.

This issue of Recent Results in Cancer Research presents a comprehensive review of current understanding of chromosomal instability in cancer and of strategies to use this information for better treatment of patients with cancer.

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.

Six new chapters on vital topics of interest such as multilocus SNP genotyping (SNP chips), RNAi, ChIP-chip, and genomic tiling arrays New edition responds to reviewers' and users' desire for greater coverage now the most useful handbook on the market!

Toxicogenomics is a discipline that combines expertise in toxicology, genetics, molecular biology, and environmental health to help understand the response of living organisms to stressful environments.

Regeneration, the homeostatic ability to maintain tissue structure in the face of normal cell turnover or loss of tissue damaged by trauma or disease, is an essential developmental process that continues throughout life.

The power of stem cells for tissue development, regeneration, and renewal has been well known by embryologists and developmental biologists for many years.

Infectious diseases are commonly regarded as a distinct category, with different causes and patterns than chronic or genetic disease.

Epigenetic Biomarkers and Diagnostics comprises 31 chapters contributed by leading active researchers in basic and clinical epigenetics.

2,000 illustrations enable fast and accurate visual diagnosis of more than 200 internal medicine conditionsThis beautiful full-color resource delivers everything practicing internists want and need in an atlas.

"Redfern versteht es echt, heikle Themen auf den Punkt zu bringen!

Written by a team of international experts, this book provides an authoritative overview and practical guide to the molecular biology and genetic basis of haematologic cancers including leukemia.

The book provides an in-depth and comprehensive overview of the essential role of non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) in bone formation.

A student-tested primer providing guided instruction in the analysis and interpretation of genetic principles and problem solving.

This book provides applications for the revolutionary technique of optogenetics, which combines genetic and optical methods to observe the function of neurons.

Immunotoxicogenomics: A Multidisciplinary Approach in Systems Toxicology provides broad coverage to diverse aspects of immunotoxicogenomics.

This collection of essays represents the work produced in the course of a three-year project funded by the Commission of the European Communities under the Biomed I programme, on the ethics of genetic screening, entitled 'Genetic screening: ethical and philosophical perspectives, with special reference to multifactorial diseases'.

This book looks at where stem cell technology is presently and how it is instrumental in advancing the field of disease modeling and cell transplantation.

This volume looks at the different spectroscopic and biophysical methods used by researchers to study the structure and folding of RNA, and to follow their interactions with proteins.

Genetic polymorphisms are important determinants of phenotypic variations and may modulate the risk to or even cause various diseases including genetic disorders and multifactorial diseases.

Gene therapy as a treatment for cancer is at a critical point in its evolution.

This well-organized and clearly written text has a unique focus on methods of identifying the joint effects of genes and environment on disease patterns.

This book explores the potential and challenges of implementing evolutionary phylogenetic methods in archaeological research, by discussing key concepts and presenting concrete applications of these approaches.

Why do we grow up to look, act, and feel as we do?

This book offers a comprehensive overview of the use of breast MRI for screening high-risk women, including those with familial-genetic hereditary predisposition and previous chest radiation therapy, typically lymphoma survivors.

This book will provide latest insights in the functional potentials of ribonucleic acids in medine and the use of Spiegelmer and Spiegelzyme systems.

Scientific advances over the past two decades have afforded unprecedented oppor- tunities to understand the structure and function of receptors, receptor-ligand interactions, and receptor signaling.

The Ontogeny of Human Bonding Systems takes an interdisciplinary look at the phenomena of human bonding.

Psychiatric Genetics is a concise reference that presents the complexities of this dynamic field in a clearly written, easily accessible format, with numerous tables and illustrations.

The book "e;Biochemical Mechanisms for Metabolic Syndrome"e; delves into the intricate biochemistry underlying the complex condition known as Metabolic Syndrome.

Neuropsychiatric Disorders and Epigenetics is a comprehensive reference for the epigenetic basis of most common neuropsychiatric disorders.

The book provides a comprehensive exploration of the dynamic field of pharmacology and its fundamental principles.

"e;The definitive work in genetic evaluation of newborns.

Stem Cell and Gene Therapy for Cardiovascular Disease is a state-of-the-art reference that combines, in one place, the breadth and depth of information available on the topic.

Now in its revised and updated second edition, this text provides a practical way of teaching genetic counseling helping skills.

This book gives an overview of the current knowledge on the most common neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal lobar degeneration, Lewy body dementia,Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and additional less common neurodegenerative diseases.

These proceedings of a workshop presented to the Institute of Medicine's (IOM) National Cancer Policy Forum on March 30, 2007, are the result of forum discussions about genetic testing and counseling at its meetings on June 16 and October 30, 2006.

Thoene focuses on innovative and progressive small molecule therapies with potentially life-saving therapeutic responses for metabolic genetic disorders.

This practical guide summarizes and evaluates knowledge in the field of cerebellar disorders.

This year we remember the 39th anniversary of the atomic bomb explo- sions in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which led to the exposure of thou- sands of people to high doses of ionizing radiations.

Molecular Cardiology for the Cardiologist, Second Edition provides a short, easily readable summary of what the new biology brings to cardiology.

Neuropsychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, mood disorders, Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, alcoholism, substance abuse and others are some of the most debilitating illnesses worldwide characterized by the complexity of causes, and lacking the laboratory tests that may promote diagnostic and prognostic procedures.

Overgrowth Syndromes is a comprehensive clinical guide to the well-defined genetic disorders (and others that are less well-defined) for which somatic overgrowth is a major manifestation.