Overview

This book is just what we needed to gather the knowledge accumulated on Usher syndrome throughout the past fifteen years. The epidemiology and pathophysiology of the disease are discussed in several chapters. The great importance of an early diagnosis of the disease in affected children in order to provide them with appropriate education and therapeutic choices is suitably emphasised. Present therapeutic options as well as the ones under development, based on either physical, cellular, or genetic approaches are also presented. In this book, physicians, ophthalmologists, ENT specialists (Ear, Nose, and Throat specialists) will thus be able to extract information essential to their day-to-day medical practice, whereas scientists will find helpful notions to identify the fundamental issues that remain to be solved.

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Author:   Satpal Ahuja
Publisher:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Imprint:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Weight:   1.054kg
ISBN:  

9781612092270

ISBN 10:   1612092276
Pages:   458
Publication Date:   20 October 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

The Swedish RD Registry- A Source to Identify Families with Retinal Degeneration Suitable for Treatment Trials; Molecular Epidemiology of Usher syndrome; Usher syndrome: 27 Years of Research in Colombia, South America; Protein Networks Related to the Usher syndrome Gain Insights in the Molecular Basis of the Disease; The Usher Interactome Functions in Inner Ear & Retina; Comparative Pathogenesis; Fashioning a Hair Bundle: Role of the Usher Proteins & PCP Pathway in Styling the Sensory Apparatus of the Inner Ear; Regulation of Cochlear Development & Function: A Scenario for Growth Factor Actions; Role of Connexins in Hearing & Sensorineural Hearing Impairment; MicroRNAs in the Inner Ear: Implications for Hearing Loss; MicroRNAs in Retinal Pathophysiology & Therapeutics; Usher Syndrome: Diagnostic Utility of the Asper Biotechs Genotyping Microarray; Clinical Features, Diagnostic Options & Therapeutic Prospects of Retinal Malfunctioning in Usher syndrome; Approaches to the Treatment of Usher syndrome; A Cell Replacement Therapy for Sensory System; Retinal Stem Cell Transplantation; Retinal Full Thickness Transplantation Strategies Towards Clinical Therapy; Retinal Prosthesis; Remediation of Severe or Total Losses of Hearing with Cochlear Implants; Cochlear Implants in Individuals with Usher syndrome; Electronic Implants for Hearing in Usher syndrome; Aminoglycoside Mediated Suppression of Nonsense Mutations as a Potential Therapy for Usher syndrome; Current Therapeutic Strategies for Human Usher syndrome; Gene Therapy for Retinal Degenerations; Pioneers for the Basic Understanding of Usher syndrome.

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