Buch, Englisch, 218 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 365 g
Reihe: Medical Intelligence Unit
A Primer for Clinicians and Scientists
Buch, Englisch, 218 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 365 g
Reihe: Medical Intelligence Unit
ISBN: 978-1-4613-4757-6
Verlag: Springer US
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Introduction: Historical Introduction The Marfan Syndrome: From Clinical Delineation to Mutational Characterization, a Semiautobiographic Account.- Diagnosis and Treatment of Marfan Syndrome—A Summary.- Orthopaedic Problems in Marfan Syndrome.- Ophthalmological Aspects.- Cardiovascular Aspects of the Marfan Syndrome: A Systematic Review.- Cardiovascular Surgery: Surgical Management of the Marfan Patient at the Johns Hopkins Hospital.- Surgery for Cardiovascular Disorders in Marfan Syndrome: The Atrioventricular Valves, Distal Aortic Segmentsand Myocardium.- Mutation Analysis of the FBN1 Gene in Individuals with Marfan Syndrome: Sensitivity, Methods, Clinical Indications.- The Marfan Mutation Database.- Familial Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms and Dissections.- Fibrillin-2 Mutations in Congenital Contractural Arachnodactyly.- Assembly of Microfibrils.- Organization and Biomechanical Properties of Fibrillin Microfibrils.- Microfibril-AssodatedGlycoprotein-1 (MAGP-1) and Other Non-Fibrillin Macromolecules Which May Possess a Functional Association with the 10 nm Microfibrils.- The Fibrillins and Key Molecular Mechanisms that Initiate Disease Pathways.- Insights into Fibrillin-1 Structure and Function from Domain Studies.- Genetics of Marfan Syndrome in Mouse Models.- Appendix: Marfan Syndrome Patient Organizations.