This new and important international source of information brings together leading-edge research dedicated to monoclonal antibodies. Monoclonal ant...

The muscular dystrophies (MD) are a group of genetic diseases characterised by progressive weakness and degeneration of the skeletal muscles which ...

This book examines the 2009 National Blood Collection and Utilization Survey Report which provides data for national bio-vigilance safety monitorin...

Ovarian cancer is cancer that begins in the cells that constitute the ovaries, including surface epithelial cells, germ cells, and the sex cord-str...

Carcinoma of the pancreas has markedly increased in incidence over the past several decades, and now ranks as the fourth leading cause of cancer de...

Prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer in men (other than skin cancer). Of all the men who are diagnosed with cancer each year, more tha...

Signal transduction is any process by which a cell converts one kind of signal or stimulus into another. Processes referred to as signal transducti...

Spina bifida (SB) is a neural tube defect (a disorder involving incomplete development of the brain, spinal cord, and/or their protective coverings...

Thyroid cancer is cancer of the thyroid gland. These may be of many types including papillary, follicular, Hurthle cell (aka oxyphilic or oncocytic...

In this book, the authors discuss the chemical structure, biosynthesis and role in disease of triglycerides. Topics include lipid levels in neurops...

Poorly differentiated triple negative breast cancers (TNBCs) were first characterized in the literature in 2005 by the absence of receptors for est...

Anaemia is the common health problem all over the world. The term "tropical anaemia" means the anaemic disorders, which are predominant in the trop...

Tropical medicine is a branch of medicine focusing on disorders usually found in subtropical and tropical areas of the world. Tropical paediatrics ...

Tropical medicine is a branch of medicine focusing on disorders usually found in subtropical and tropical areas of the world, while tropical paedia...

Tropical medicine is a branch of medicine focusing on disorders usually found in subtropical and tropical areas of the world. Tropical pediatrics i...

The current resurgence of tuberculosis (TB) is being sustained and fuelled by the increasing incidence of resistance of M tuberculosis strains to t...

Tuberculosis (TB), causing nine million active disease cases and 1.5 million deaths every year, is a formidable public health challenge, particular...

Tumour markers are molecules occurring in blood or tissue that are associated with cancer, and whose measurement or identification is useful in pat...

Tumour markers are molecules occurring in blood or tissue that are associated with cancer, and whose measurement or identification is useful in pat...

A tumour suppressor gene is a gene that reduces the probability that a cell in a multicellular organism will turn into a tumor cell. A mutation or ...

Cancer is a devastating disease lacking an exact treatment. Recent advances in genetics and biotechnology have provided a deeper understanding of c...

Breast cancer is characterised by the accumulation of genetic alterations, including point mutations and loss of entire DNA regions ("loss of heter...

A tumour suppresser gene, or anti-oncogene, is a gene that protects a cell from one step on the path to cancer. When this gene is mutated to cause ...

Tumourigenesis is the formation of tumours in the body, often caused by oncogenes. These tumours are the result of uncontrollable reproduction (cel...

Type 1 diabetes is a chronic auto-immune disease. Type 1 diabetes was previously called insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) or juvenile-onse...

Type 2 diabetes is a major health problem reaching epidemic dimensions. It's complications, micro- and macrovascular, have a great impact in health...

Auto-immune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Sjögren's syndrome, psoriasis, scleroderma (SSc) and myositis are heterogeneous di...

Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the gastrointestinal tract, primarily confined to the colon and rectum. The clinical manif...

The product of a workshop bringing together leading international specialists, this extremely concise book provides, in just a few pages, a complet...

An ulcer is the result of an imbalance between aggressive and defensive factors. The pathology of ulcer is complex and may involve overproduction o...

Uncommon gastrointestinal diseases are a worrisome and challenging problem for gastroenterologists and GI Pathologists. In this book, the authors p...

Diagnosis can be a deep investigative process, complex by nature. The diagnostic processes have become much more multidisciplinary, demanding the u...