Polycystic kidney disease : from bench to bedside / / editors, Vincent H. Gattone, Robert L. Bacall

• Pubblicazione: London, England : , : Future Medicine Ltd., , [2013]; ©2013
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (195 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.61042
• Soggetto topico: Polycystic kidney disease; Polycystic kidney disease - Diagnosis; Polycystic kidney disease - Treatment
• Persona (resp. second.): GattoneVincent H.; BacallRobert L.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Foreword. Polycystic kidney disease: from bench to bedside; 1. Polycystic kidney disease: genes, prevalence and diagnosis; 2. Polycystins and the pathophysiology of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease; 3. Fibrocystin/polyductin and pathophysiology of autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease; 4. Nephronophthisis; 5. Meckel syndrome; 6. The Bardet-Biedl and orofacial digital type I ciliopathies; 7. Pain and pain management in polycystic kidney disease; 8. Hypertension in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease ; 9. Complications of polycystic kidney disease10. End-stage renal disease in polycystic kidney disease; 11. Preclinical and clinical trials for identifying treatments for polycystic kidney disease; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Recent years have seen advances in our understanding the molecular cell biology, signaling and pathogenesis of one of the most common life-threatening genetic diseases - polycystic kidney disease (PKD). This multichapter work from international experts opens with chapters exploring the pathogenesis and pathophysiology of autosomal dominant and autosomal recessive PKD.
• Titolo autorizzato: Polycystic kidney disease
• ISBN: 1-78084-174-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910787592803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II