Immunogenetics: A Molecular and Clinical Overview

Clinical Applications of Immunogenetics
Herausgegeben:U Rehman, Muneeb; Arafah, Azher; Ali, Md. Niamat; Ali, Shafat

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Produktbeschreibung

Clinical Applications of Immunogenetics: Immunogenetics: A Molecular and Clinical Overview, Volume II provides readers with an exclusive, updated overview of scientific knowledge, achievements and findings in the field of immunogenetics. In thirteen chapters, the book gives insights in new advancements and approaches in viral and autoimmune diseases. Specific chapters are dedicated to immunogenetic mechanisms in the treatment of immune disorders, cancer, neurological and neurodegenerative disorders. In addition, other chapters cover immunogenomics in precision medicine, clinical medicine and transplantation. Finally, a special chapter, COVID-19: A novel challenge to human immune-genetic machinery, updates on thoughts surrounding the pandemic.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Academic Press / Elsevier Science & Technology
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: C2020-0-01767-6
• Seitenzahl: 426
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. März 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 19mm x 152mm x 229mm
• Gewicht: 680g
• ISBN-13: 9780323902502
• ISBN-10: 0323902502
• Artikelnr.: 61600839

Autorenporträt

Muneeb U Rehman (Ph.D.) is a Faculty member at College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He holds a doctorate in Toxicology (specialization in cancer biology and natural product research) from Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India. Dr. Rehman has more than 10 years of research and teaching experience in the field of toxicology, cancer biology, natural product pharmacology and pharmacogenomics. He is the recipient of several national and international fellowships and awards. He has published more than 100 research papers in peer-reviewed, international journals, and has 5 edited books and 30 book chapters. Dr. Rehman is on the editorial boards and is a reviewer of several high-impact, international scientific journals. He is also a life member of various international societies and organizations. Currently, Dr. Rehman is engaged in studying the molecular mechanisms of cancer prevention by natural products and the role of pharmacogenomics and toxicogenomics in evalu

ating the effectiveness and safety of drugs.

Azher Arafah works in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy at King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Immunogenetics: A significant determinant for understanding recurrent pregnancy losses
2. Type 1 diabetes: Current immunogenetic advancements
3. Immunogenetic approach in the understanding of human viral diseases
4. Immunogenetics: A tool for the identification of novel therapeutic targets in immune disorders
5. Immunogenetics mechanisms in the treatment of cancer
6. Immunogenomics: A potential approach for precision medicine
7. Immunogenetics in the diagnosis of clinical disorders
8. Novel insights in transplantation immunogenetics
9. Immunogenetic markers as prognostic tool of human diseases
10. COVID-19: A novel challenge to human immune-genetic machinery
11. HLA- typing: A significant immunogenetics application in clinical medicine
12 Immunogenetic mechanisms driving neurological and neurodegenerative disorders
13. Immunogenetics and its utility in therapeutics