From Gene to Therapy: Understanding Human Disease Through Genetics

ISBN-13: 9781615047710 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 89 str.

Michael Dean

Spis treści

• Introduction
• Cystic Fibrosis: From Family Studies to Gene Mapping, Cloning, and Function to Therapy
• Cancer Genetics and Developmental Biology
• Chromosome Alterations and Cancer (MYC)
• Discovery of an AIDS Resistance Gene and Development of a Targeted Therapy (CCR5)
• Cancer in a Petri Dish: Discovery of an Oncogene (MET)
• Studying Populations of Cancer Patients
• From Cancer Virus to Cancer Vaccine: HPV and Cervical Cancer
• Sequencing the Tumor Genome
• ABC Genes: A Gene Family Causing Multiple Diseases
• An Eye on Macular Degeneration and Gene Therapy
• Conclusion
• References
• Author Biography