Genetics of Cardiovascular Disease

Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-0-12-386930-2
Verlag: William Andrew Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 210 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 430 g

This volume of the esteemed Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science series focuses on cutting-edge research related to the genetics of cardiovascular disease. Written by top experts in the field, this volume covers a range of topics, including:

- Genetic models of atherosclerosis

- MicroRNAs in cardiovascular disease

- The role of the transcription factor KLF2 in vascular development and disease

- Zebrafish as models of cardiovascular disease and hematopoietic development

Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science provides a forum for discussion of new discoveries, approaches, and ideas in molecular biology. It contains contributions from leaders in their fields and abundant references.

Zielgruppe

<p>Science and medical undergraduates, postgraduates, and clinicians and researchers.</p>

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Chico, Tim

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Kardiologie, Angiologie, Phlebologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Vorklinische Medizin: Grundlagenfächer Humangenetik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Genetic Experimental Preparations for Studying Atherosclerosis
Sheila E. Francis
- Genetics of Cardiac Development
Bill Chaudhry and Deborah Henderson
- MicroRNA in Pulmonary Vascular Disease
Alex Rothman
- Zebrafish as a Model of Cardiac Disease
Robert N. Wilkinson, Chris Jopling and Fredericus J.M. van Eeden
- The Zebrafish as a Model of Vascular Development and Disease
Robert N. Wilkinson and Fredericus J.M. van Eeden
- Genetics of Response to Antiplatelet Therapy
Mark R. Thomas and Robert F. Storey
- The Role of the Transcription Factor KLF2 in Vascular Development and Disease
Peter Novodvorsky and Timothy J.A. Chico

Über Autor(innen)

Chico, Tim
Tim Chico is Reader in Cardiovascular Medicine and honorary Consultant Cardiologist at the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Sheffield UK. He graduated in Medicine from Leeds Medical School before completing general medical training and specialist cardiology training, combining this with research into vascular remodeling. He is currently a Principal Investigator in the MRC Centre for Developmental and Biomedical Genetics at the University of Sheffield and has published a wide range of original research and scientific reviews.