商品簡介
Ciliopathies: a reference for clinicians provides a clinical overview and reference to this newly emergent group of disorders, ranging from Alstrom syndrome to putative ciliopathic disorders. Each chapter provides an in-depth discussion on a specific disorder, including the latest scientific research.
作者簡介
Thomas D. Kenny, Medical Adviser, NHS Specialised Services, UK,Philip L. Beales, Professor of Medical and Molecular Genetics, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, UK
Philip Beales is Professor of Medical and Molecular Genetics at UCL and Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellow in Clinical Science. He is Director of the Centre for Translational Genomics (GOSgene) and Head of the Cilia Disorders Laboratory at the UCL Institute of Child Health. He is best known for his clinical and genetic research into rare diseases especially, the ciliopathies, culminating in novel gene discoveries for Bardet-Biedl syndrome, Jeune Asphyxiating Thoracic Dystrophy, Cranioectodermal dysplasia, Acrocallosal Syndrome and several other disorders. He, with colleagues, was the first to attribute the Bardet-Biedl syndrome phenotype to dysfunctional primary cilia. Philip is a consultant in clinical genetics at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children and Guys Hospital; National lead for the Department of Health specialist commissioned Bardet-Biedl syndrome clinical and diagnostic service; chairman of the UCL Rare Diseases Steering Committee and co-editor in Chief of CILIA.
