Mitochondrial Medicine
A Primer for Health Care Providers and Translational Researchers
- 1st Edition - May 18, 2019
- Latest edition
- Author: Pankaj Prasun
- Language: English
Mitochondrial Medicine: A Primer for Health Care Providers and Translational Researchers is an applied, holistic resource that addresses the evolving and multidisc… Read more
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Description
Description
Mitochondrial Medicine: A Primer for Health Care Providers and Translational Researchers is an applied, holistic resource that addresses the evolving and multidisciplinary area of mitochondrial disease. The book discusses the fundamentals of mitochondrial medicine in humans, as well as the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of mitochondrial diseases. Three all-inclusive sections examine the role of mitochondria in common medical conditions, such as diabetes, heart failure and the full range of inherited mitochondrial diseases. Sections cover the genetic and biochemical basis of both mitochondrial DNA deletion syndromes and point mutation syndromes, their clinical presentation, treatment plans, genetic counseling, prenatal testing, and ongoing research.
While providing a solid foundation in its topic area, each chapter in the book is written in an accessible format with illustrative case studies, thus making it a quick bedside or clinical laboratory reference.
Key features
Key features
- Includes a basic introduction to mitochondria and their misfunctions in human disease
- Presents current practice and research in mitochondrial medicine, with an emphasis on clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment, genetic counseling and prenatal testing
- Features short, accessible chapters with illustrative case studies for quick reference
- Provides thorough coverage of inherited mitochondrial disorders, as well as the role of mitochondria in common medical conditions
Readership
Readership
Active clinical and translational researchers across genetics, genomics, molecular biology, molecular diagnostics, developmental biology, and bioinformatics; pharmacologists; genetic counselors; physicians, medical trainees, and students of internal medicine, family medicine, neurology, medical genetics, and pediatrics, among other specialties
Table of contents
Table of contents
Section 1: Basics of mitochondrial medicine1. Functions of mitochondria2. Clinical presentation of mitochondrial diseases3. Mitochondrial genetics4. Diagnosis of mitochondrial diseases5. Treatment of mitochondrial diseases6. Genetic counseling, prenatal diagnosis, and reproductive options of mitochondrial diseases
Section 2: Inherited mitochondrial diseasesMitochondrial DNA deletion syndromes7. Kearns-Sayre syndrome8. Pearson syndrome9. Progressive external ophthalmoplegia
Mitochondrial DNA point mutation syndromes10. MELAS11. MERRF12. LHON13. Mitochondrial DNA associated Leigh and NARP syndromes14. MIDD
Section 3: Mitochondrial disease of nuclear originMitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome15. POLG related disorders16. MPV1717. DGUOK18. MNGIE19. Disorders of mitochondrial translation20. Disorders of mitochondrial fission and fusion
Mitochondria and common medical conditions21. Mitochondria and aging22. Mitochondria and diabetes23. Mitochondria in obesity and metabolic syndrome24. Mitochondria and heart disease25. Mitochondria in neurodegenerative diseases26. Mitochondria and cancer
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: May 18, 2019
- Language: English
About the author
About the author
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