Genetic Diseases of the Kidney (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780124498518)

Genetic approaches have revolutionized our understanding of the fundamental causes of human disease by permitting the identification of specific genes in which variation causes or contributes to susceptibility to, or protection from, disease. More than 2,000 disease genes have been identified in the last 20 years, providing important new insight into the pathophysiology of diseases in every field of medicine. Genetic Diseases of the Kidney offers expert insight into the role of genetic abnormalities in the pathogenesis of abnormal kidney function and kidney disease. Genetic abnormalities are carefully presented within the appropriate physiologic context so that readers will understand not only which genes are linked to which diseases but also which pathways lead from a genetic "disturbance" to the systemic appearance of disease.

Author: Richard P. Lifton
ISBN-10: 0124498515
ISBN-13: 9780124498518
Publisher: Academic Press
Language: English
Published: 11/01/2008
Pages: 848
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 5.55lbs
Size: 10.70h x 8.70w x 2.00d