Advances in genetics
Subtitle: Ion channel diseases
By: edited by Guy Rouleau, Claudia Gaspar
Series: Advances in genetics -- v. 63
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Amsterdam; Boston
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] .
Number of pages: 157
ISBN-13: 9780123745279
Subjects: Ion channels; Membrane disorders
Other titles: Ion channel diseases
Description: Ion channel dysfunction in humans leads to impairment of the excitable processes necessary for the normal function of several tissues, such as muscle and brain. It follows that an increasing number of human diseases have been associated with malfunctioning ion channels, many of which have a genetic component. This volume presents a broad and comprehensive overview of the inherited channelopathies in humans, including clinical, genetic and molecular aspects of these conditions, as well as novel genomic and modeling research approaches. Also included is a review of potential therapeutic approaches for each of these conditions.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

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