Genetic Aberrancies and Neurodegenerative Disorders [1 ed.]
978-0-7623-0405-9
Genetic Aberrancies and Neurodegenerative Disorders presents critical reviews and emerging findings concerning the roles
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Year 1999
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Page iii
Copyright page
Page iv
List of Contributors
Pages vii-ix
Preface
Pages xi-xiv
Mark P. Mattson
Chapter 1 Genetic Contributions to the Pathogenesis of Alzheimer's Disease Original Research Article
Pages 1-31
Mark P. Mattson
Chapter 2 The Biology of Trinucleotide Repeat Disorders Original Research Article
Pages 33-79
P. Hemachandra Reddy, Danilo A. Tagle
Chapter 3 The Genetic Basis and Molecular Pathogenesis of Huntington's Disease Original Research Article
Pages 81-92
Neil W. Kowall, Stephan Kuemmerle, Robert J. Ferrante
Chapter 4 Genetic Abnormalities in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Original Research Article
Pages 93-133
Edward J. Kasarskis, Daret K.St. Clair
Chapter 5 Human Prion Diseases Original Research Article
Pages 135-187
Bernardino Ghetti, Pierluigi Gambetti
Chapter 6 Progress in Understanding the Genetics of Epilepsy Original Research Article
Pages 189-241
Carl E. Stafstrom, Asuri N. Prasad, Chitra Prasad, John T. Slevin
Chapter 7 Cerebrovascular Disease Original Research Article
Pages 243-286
Laroy Penix, Douglas Lanska
Chapter 8 Genetic Susceptibility in Multiple Sclerosiultiple Sclerosis Original Research Article
Pages 287-311
Robert B. Bell
Chapter 9 The Role of Mitochondrial Genome Mutations in Neurodegenerative Disease Original Research Article
Pages 313-354
Gordon W. Glazner
Chapter 10 Hereditary Disorders of Copper Metabolism Original Research Article
Pages 355-389
Zeynep Tümer, Nina Horn
Chapter 11 The Neuronal Ceroid-lipofuscinoses (Batten Disease) Original Research Article
Pages 391-420
R.D. Jolly, A. Kohlschütter, D.N. Palmer, S.U. Walkley
Index
Pages 421-428