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Seeking cures : design of therapies for genetically determined diseases /

"Progress in molecular and cellular biology has greatly enhanced our ability to accurately diagnose diseases that are caused by gene mutations, changes in genome structures, and altered gene expression; increased emphasis is now placed on translational research the clinical treatment of these g...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Smith, Moyra (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction and history
  • Therapy : design and general approaches
  • Inborn errors of metabolism : progress in diagnosis and treatment
  • Lysosomal storage diseases and therapies
  • Mitochondrial function, defects and approaches to treatment
  • Protein misfolding, endoplasmic reticulum stress and pathogenesis of disease
  • Transporters and solute carriers : passage of molecules across membranes
  • Advances in therapy for monogenic diseases
  • Identifying therapeutic targets in complex, multifactorial diseases
  • Approaches to cancer treatment
  • Gene based molecular therapies
  • Stem cells and pluripotent stem cells.