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<p><p>molecular Genetics Has Revolutionised Our Understanding Of Human Disease And Nowhere Is This More Apparent Than The Group Of Diseases Caused By Mitochondrial Dysfunction. The Concept Of Mitochondrial Diseases Dates Back Only As Far As The 1960s, And They Were Given Little Credence Until Mutations In Mitochondrial Dna Were Found In The Late 1980s. This International, Edited Book Summarises The Advances In Human Mitochondrial Genetics Made Over The Past Decade And A Half. During That Time, Numerous Mutations Of Mitochondrial Dna Have Been Discovered And More Recently Mitochondrial Diseases Have Been Linked To A Number Of Nuclear Gene Mutations. Although Individually Rare, Mitochondrial Diseases Collectively Represent A Common Cause Of Genetic Disease. They Have Myriad Effects And Often Manifest As Common Disorders Such As Diabetes, Cardiac Dysfunction And Neurodegenerative Disease. Effective Treatments Are Unlikely To Be Found For Some Time For The Vast Majority Of Mitochondrial Disorders And So Pre-natal Diagnosis And Genetic Counselling Are Of Primary Importance In The Management Of Mitochondrial Disease.<p>in Order To Make Sense Of The Diversity Of Mitochondrial Disease The

Author

Holt, Ian James

Publisher

Oxford University Press, USA

Published

2003

Language

EN

ISBN

9780198508656

Subjects

Medical, Health & Fitness, Lifestyle