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Author:   Pankaj Prasun (Assistant Professor, Genetics and Genomics, Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Academic Press Inc
Weight:   0.290kg
ISBN:  

9780128170069

ISBN 10:   0128170069
Pages:   138
Publication Date:   21 May 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Section 1: Basics of mitochondrial medicine 1. Functions of mitochondria 2. Clinical presentation of mitochondrial diseases 3. Mitochondrial genetics 4. Diagnosis of mitochondrial diseases 5. Treatment of mitochondrial diseases 6. Genetic counseling, prenatal diagnosis, and reproductive options of mitochondrial diseases Section 2: Inherited mitochondrial diseases Mitochondrial DNA deletion syndromes 7. Kearns-Sayre syndrome 8. Pearson syndrome 9. Progressive external ophthalmoplegia Mitochondrial DNA point mutation syndromes 10. MELAS 11. MERRF 12. LHON 13. Mitochondrial DNA associated Leigh and NARP syndromes 14. MIDD Section 3: Mitochondrial disease of nuclear origin Mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome 15. POLG related disorders 16. MPV17 17. DGUOK 18. MNGIE 19. Disorders of mitochondrial translation 20. Disorders of mitochondrial fission and fusion Mitochondria and common medical conditions 21. Mitochondria and aging 22. Mitochondria and diabetes 23. Mitochondria in obesity and metabolic syndrome 24. Mitochondria and heart disease 25. Mitochondria in neurodegenerative diseases 26. Mitochondria and cancer

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Dr. Pankaj Prasun is an Assistant Professor of Genetics & Genomics, within the Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY. Dr. Prasun is board certified by the American Boards of Pediatrics in clinical genetics and medical biochemical genetics. He has a special interest in mitochondrial disorders and runs a mitochondrial clinic at the Icahn School of Medicine. He has more than 15 publications as first author and is editor-in-chief of the Journal of Paediatric Genetics.

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