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Title Genetics of bone biology and skeletal disease / edited by Rajesh V. Thakker [and 3 others]
Edition Second edition
Published London ; Waltham, MA : Academic Press, [2018]
©2018

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Description 1 online resource
Summary "[This book] is aimed at students of bone biology and genetics and includes general introductory chapters on bone biology and genetics. More specific disease orientated chapters comprehensively summarize the clinical, genetic, molecular, animal model, molecular pathology, diagnostic, counseling, and treatment aspects of each disorder. The book is organized into five sections that each emphasize a particular theme, general background to bone biology, general background to genetics and epigenetics, disorders of bone and joint, parathyroid and related disorders, and vitamin D and renal disorders. The first section is specifically devoted to providing an overview of bone biology and structure, joint and cartilage biology, principles of endocrine regulation of bone, and the role of neuronal regulation and energy homeostasis. The second section reviews the principles and progress of medical genetics and epigenetics related to bone disease, including genome-wide association studies (GWAS), genomic profiling, copy number variation, prospects of gene therapy, pharmacogenomics, genetic testing and counseling, as well as the generation and utilizing of mouse models. The third section details advances in the genetics and molecular biology of bone and joint diseases, both monogenic and polygenic, as well as skeletal dysplasias, and rarer bone disorders. The fourth section highlights the central role of the parathyroids in calcium and skeletal homeostasis by reviewing the molecular genetics of: hyperparathyroidism, hypoparathyrodism, endocrine neoplasias, and disorders of the PTH and calcium-sensing receptors. The fifth section details molecular and cellular advances across associated renal disorders such as vitamin D and rickets."--Website publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed November 7, 2017)
Subject Bones -- Diseases -- Genetic aspects.
Diseases -- Animal models.
Mice.
Bone Diseases -- genetics
Bone and Bones -- physiology
Parathyroid Diseases -- genetics
Musculoskeletal Diseases -- genetics
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Disease Models, Animal
Mice
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Diseases.
MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
Mice
Diseases -- Animal models
Bones -- Diseases -- Genetic aspects
Form Electronic book
Author Thakker, R. V., editor.
ISBN 9780128041987
0128041986