Overview
The ciliopathies are a group of rare diseases that often affect multiple systems within the body, and are caused by defects in the function or structure of cilia. When cilia go wrong, there are profound consequences; these are discussed in detail for the first time in Ciliopathies: a reference for clinicians.The book provides a clinical overview and reference to this newly emergent group of disorders ranging from Alström syndrome to putative ciliopathic disorders. Each chapter provides an in-depth discussion on a specific disorder, including the latest scientific research together with a description of its features, and practical guidelines on diagnosis. The authors also examine the evidence for dysfunction of cilia in cancer and more common disorders.Ciliopathies: a reference for clinicians will appeal to those involved in the care of patients with ciliopathies, including specialists in the fields of nephrology, diabetes, cardiology, and ophthalmology, and non-clinical researchers interested in cilia biology.
Full Product Details
Author: Thomas D. Kenny (National Institute for Health Research Evaluations, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre, University of Southampton, UK) ,
Philip L. Beales (Professor of Medical and Molecular Genetics, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, UK)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 19.80cm
, Height: 2.10cm
, Length: 25.30cm
Weight: 0.774kg
ISBN: 9780199658763
ISBN 10: 0199658765
Pages: 302
Publication Date: 15 August 2013
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
This book can be highly recommended to every nephrologist, paediatrician and opthalmologist. * Clinical Kidney Journal *
This book can be highly recommended to every nephrologist, paediatrician and opthalmologist. Clinical Kidney Journal
Author Information
Philip Beales is Professor of Medical and Molecular Genetics at UCL and Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellow in Clinical Science. He is Director of the Centre for Translational Genomics (GOSgene) and Head of the Cilia Disorders Laboratory at the UCL Institute of Child Health. He is best known for his clinical and genetic research into rare diseases especially, the ciliopathies, culminating in novel gene discoveries for Bardet-Biedl syndrome, Jeune Asphyxiating Thoracic Dystrophy, Cranioectodermal dysplasia, Acrocallosal Syndrome and several other disorders. He, with colleagues, was the first to attribute the Bardet-Biedl syndrome phenotype to dysfunctional primary cilia. Philip is a consultant in clinical genetics at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children and Guys Hospital; National lead for the Department of Health specialist commissioned Bardet-Biedl syndrome clinical and diagnostic service; chairman of the UCL Rare Diseases Steering Committee and co-editor in Chief of CILIA.
