MicroRNAs in Medicine (eBook)

Charles H. Lawrie (Herausgeber)

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2013 | 1. Auflage
720 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-118-30034-3 (ISBN)

Infos

MicroRNAs in Medicine provides an access point into
the current literature on microRNA for both scientists and
clinicians, with an up-to-date look at what is happening in the
emerging field of microRNAs and their relevance to medicine. Each
chapter is a comprehensive review, with descriptions of the latest
microRNA research written by international leaders in their field.
Opening with an introduction to what microRNAs are and how they
function, the book goes on to explore the role of microRNAs in
normal physiological functions, infectious diseases, non-infectious
diseases, cancer, circulating microRNAs as non-invasive biomarkers,
and finally their potential as novel therapeutics.

Including background information on the field as well as reviews
of the latest research breakthroughs, MicroRNAs in
Medicine is a one-stop source of information to satisfy
the specialists and non-specialists alike, appealing to students,
researchers, and clinicians interested in understanding the
potential of microRNAs in medicine and research.

Autor

Dr. Charles Lawrie is Director of Oncology at the Biodonostia Institute in San Sebastián, Spain. The author of numerous research papers and book chapters, Dr. Lawrie is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Cancer Research, and serves on the editorial boards of a number of other prestigious journals including Cancers, Journal of RNAi and Gene Silencing, American Journal of Blood, and ISRN Hematology.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 30.10.2013
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Humangenetik
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Genetik / Molekularbiologie
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: Biowissenschaften • DNA & RNA Therapies • DNA- u. RNA-Therapien • Life Sciences • medical genetics • Medical oncology • Medical Science • Medizin • Medizinische Genetik • medizinische Onkologie • Onkologie • Ribonukleinsäure • Ribonukleinsäure
• ISBN-10: 1-118-30034-3 / 1118300343
• ISBN-13: 978-1-118-30034-3 / 9781118300343