• ISBN13: 9789811329760
• Binding: Hardcover
• Subject: Chemistry
• Publisher: Springer Verlag
• Publisher Imprint: Springer
• Publication Date: January 1, 2019
• Pages: 349
• Original Price: EUR 139.99
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 908 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): Physiology, Biochemistry, and Life Sciences / Biochemistry

From the Back Cover

This textbook uses a case-study approach to present the core principles of biochemistry and molecular biology in the context of human disease to students who will be involved in patient care. The 29 clinical cases have been carefully selected to cover key scientific concepts and some common, and other not so common, diseases. While the principal focus is on topics relating to metabolic disease, further subjects such as connective tissue disorders, neurological disorders, auto-inflammatory disorders, infective diseases, and cancer are also addressed. Each chapter provides a specific patient report that includes the natural history, pertinent clinical laboratory data, physical findings, subsequent diagnosis, and therapy. This is followed by a comprehensive discussion of the normal biochemical processes and reactions pertaining to the case, along with the pathophysiological mechanisms of the disease. Graphical diagrams are provided in each chapter for ease of comprehension.

Toshitaka Oohashi, Ph.D., Professor of Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
Hirokazu Tsukahara, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Department of Pediatrics, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
Francesco Ramirez, Ph.D., Professor of Department of Pharmacology and Systems Therapeutics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA
Chad Barber, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biology: California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360, USA
Fumio Otsuka, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Department of General Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama 700-8558, Japan