Polycystic Kidney Disease

ISBN-13: 9780192625786 / Angielski / Twarda / 1996 / 608 str.

Torres Watson; Vicente E. Torres; Michael L. Watson

Opis

Many inherited diseases and non-herediatry disorders have in common th e development of renal cyctic disease. The most common, autosonal domi nant polycystic kidney disease, is responsible for 5-10% of end-stage renal failure treated by dialysis or transplantation. Since the public ation six years ago of the last book on polycystic kidney disease, a n umber of genes causing the disease have been identified, mapped, or se quenced; new experimental models and the application of molecular biol ogy techniques have provided new insights into the pathogenesis of pol ycystic kidney disease; novel clinical studies have provided valuable information for the prevention, evaluation, and treatment of the compl ications of this disease. This book provides an updated, state-of-the- art review of the genetics, pathophysiology, evaluation, and managemen t of these diseases and will be of interest to both basic researchers and clinicians in nephrology.

Recenzje

This is a further addition to the 'Oxford Clinical Nephrology' Series and provides an extensive review of our current knowledge on polycystic kidney disease...Overall this is an excellent book and provides much useful information for both the diagnosis and management of renal cystic diseases. It can be highly recommended, not just for the outstanding way the subject has been approached, but because the book also contains useful background information which greatly enhances the overall value.