Molecular Basis of Pulmonary Disease

Insights from Rare Lung Disorders
Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4939-6081-1
Verlag: Humana

Buch, Englisch, 438 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 1157 g

Reihe: Respiratory Medicine

Comprehensive, state-of-the-art review of rare lung diseases Thoroughly sheds light on the molecular mechanisms that evoke the clinical presentation and engender treatment strategies for each rare lung disease Covers all aspects of such disorders as pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP), pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis (PAM), inherited disorders of surfactant metabolism, and pulmonary arterial hypertension, to name just several Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

McCormack, Francis X.

Panos, Ralph J.

Trapnell, Bruce C.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Pneumologie, Atmung, Asthma

Inhaltsverzeichnis

A Clinical Approach to Rare Lung Diseases.- Clinical Trials for Rare Lung Diseases.- Idiopathic and Familial Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.- Lymphangioleiomyomatosis.- Autoimmune Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis.- Mutations in Surfactant Protein C and Interstitial Lung Disease.- Hereditary Haemorrhagic Telangiectasia.- Hermansky–Pudlak Syndrome.- Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency.- The Marfan Syndrome.- Surfactant Deficiency Disorders: SP-B and ABCA3.- Pulmonary Capillary Hemangiomatosis.- Anti-glomerular Basement Disease: Goodpasture’s Syndrome.- Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia.- Pulmonary Alveolar Microlithiasis.- Cystic Fibrosis.- Pulmonary Langerhans’ Cell Histiocytosis – Advances in the Understanding of a True Dendritic Cell Lung Disease.- Sarcoidosis.- Scleroderma Lung Disease.