This volume presents stem cells and gene therapy together in one volume. Advances in molecular genetics and recombinant DNA technology have led to the identification of a plethora of disease causing genes. Encouraged by an understanding of the molecular basis of human disease and its connection to genetic changes that result in abnormal structure and function, human gene therapy research for medical therapeutic purposes has emerged as a global drug development effort.

Concentrating on proven data and adopting a structure-function approach, this text provides grounding for an intricate understanding of the molecular biology, physiological mechanisms, and routine clinical use in disease settings of colony-stimulating factors (CSFs). This edition includes eight additional chapters, with updates of recently-discovered and established CSFs, each indexed individually.

This book will be the first that focuses on solely on model organisms for lymphoma. It's editors are internationally recognized in the field.