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Author:   Novartis ,  Gerry Chader ,  Jamie A. Goode
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Ltd
Volume:   No. 255
Dimensions:   Width: 16.50cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 23.70cm
Weight:   0.498kg
ISBN:  

9780470853573

ISBN 10:   0470853573
Pages:   226
Publication Date:   05 December 2003
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Unknown
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Chair's Introduction (Shomi S Battacharya). Gene therapy of retinal dystrophies: Achievements, challenges and prospects (Dean Bok). Identifying retinal disease genes: how far have we come, how far do we have to go? (Stephen P Daiger). Dominant cone and cone-rod dystrophies: functional analysis of mutations in regGC1 and GCAP1 (David Hunt, Susan E Wilkie, Richard Newbold, Evelyne Deery, Martin J Warren, Shomi S Battacharya, and Kang Zhang). Isotretinoin treatment inhibits lipofuscin accumulation in a mouse model of recessive Stargardt's macular degeneration (Roxana A Radu, Nathan L Mata, Steven Nusinowitz, Xinran Liu, and Gabriel H Travis). The expanding roles of ABCA4 and CRB1 in inherited blindness (F P M Cremers, A Maugeri, A I den Hollander, and C B Hoyng). What should a clinician know to be prepared for the advent of treatment of retinal dystrophies? (Alan C Bird). Role of subunit assembly in autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa link ed to mutations in perpherin 2 (Robert S Molday, Laurie L Molday, and Christopher J R Loewen). The search for rod-dependent cone viability factors, secretedd factors promoting cone viability (Thierry Leveillard, Saddek Mohand-Said, Anne-Claire Fintz, George Lambrou, and Jose-Alain Sahel). Studies on retinal and retinal pigment epithelial gene expression (Itay Chowers, Noriko Esumi, Peter Campochiaro, and Donald J Zack). From disease genes to cellular pathways: a progress report (J Yu, A J Mears, S Yoshida, R Farjo, T A Carter, D Ghosh, A Hero, C Barlow, and A Swaroop). Prospects for gene therapy (Robin R Ali). Range of retinal diseases potentially treatable by AAV-vectored gene therapy (William S Hauswirth, Quihong Li, Brian Raisler, Adrian M Timmers, Kenneth I Berns, John G Flannery, Matthew M LaVail, and Alfred S Lewin). Gene therapy for Leber congenital amaurosis (Jean Bennett). Index of Contributors. Subject Index.

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"""...as a broad perspective...it is a valuable text..."" (The Biochemist Online, 15 June 2004)"

...as a broad perspective...it is a valuable text... (The Biochemist Online, 15 June 2004)

""...as a broad perspective...it is a valuable text..."" (The Biochemist Online, 15 June 2004)

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The Novartis Foundation is an international scientific and educational charity which promotes the study and general knowledge of science and in particular encourages international co-operation in scientific research.

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