Seeking Cures Design of Therapies for Genetically Determined Diseases
Seeking Cures Design of Therapies for Genetically Determined Diseases
- ISBN 13:
9780199915866
- ISBN 10:
0199915865
- Edition: 1st
- Format: Hardcover
- Copyright: 09/04/2013
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Summary
Seeking Cures outlines the progress and implications of science's quest to identify therapeutic targets and initiate novel treatments at the gene, RNA, protein, and physiological levels. Also considered are aspects of treatment at the cellular level (e.g., those with hematopoietic stem cells or induced pluripotent stem cells).
Topics covered in this text include:
· outline of the processes typical for identifying disease-modifying therapies
· examples of newer therapeutic approaches in use or under investigation to treat lysosomal storage diseases, inborn errors of metabolism, mitochondrial functional defects, and specific monogenic diseases
· therapeutic designs for specific complex common diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, cancer, and autism
Through these specific examples, Seeking Cures provides a glimpse at the pursuit-and future-of personalized medicine.