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Mitochondrial Medicine. A Primer for Health Care Providers and Translational Researchers

  • Book

  • May 2019
  • Elsevier Science and Technology
  • ID: 4720944

Mitochondrial Medicine: A Primer for Health Care Providers and Translational Researchers is an applied, holistic resource that addresses the evolving and multidisciplinary area of mitochondrial disease. The book discusses the fundamentals of mitochondrial medicine in humans, as well as the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of mitochondrial diseases. Three all-inclusive sections examine the role of mitochondria in common medical conditions, such as diabetes, heart failure and the full range of inherited mitochondrial diseases. Sections cover the genetic and biochemical basis of both mitochondrial DNA deletion syndromes and point mutation syndromes, their clinical presentation, treatment plans, genetic counseling, prenatal testing, and ongoing research.

While providing a solid foundation in its topic area, each chapter in the book is written in an accessible format with illustrative case studies, thus making it a quick bedside or clinical laboratory reference.

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Table of Contents

Section 1: Basics of mitochondrial medicine 1. Functions of mitochondria 2. Clinical presentation of mitochondrial diseases 3. Mitochondrial genetics 4. Diagnosis of mitochondrial diseases 5. Treatment of mitochondrial diseases 6. Genetic counseling, prenatal diagnosis, and reproductive options of mitochondrial diseases

Section 2: Inherited mitochondrial diseases Mitochondrial DNA deletion syndromes 7. Kearns-Sayre syndrome 8. Pearson syndrome 9. Progressive external ophthalmoplegia

Mitochondrial DNA point mutation syndromes 10. MELAS 11. MERRF 12. LHON 13. Mitochondrial DNA associated Leigh and NARP syndromes 14. MIDD

Section 3: Mitochondrial disease of nuclear origin Mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome 15. POLG related disorders 16. MPV17 17. DGUOK 18. MNGIE 19. Disorders of mitochondrial translation 20. Disorders of mitochondrial fission and fusion

Mitochondria and common medical conditions 21. Mitochondria and aging 22. Mitochondria and diabetes 23. Mitochondria in obesity and metabolic syndrome 24. Mitochondria and heart disease 25. Mitochondria in neurodegenerative diseases 26. Mitochondria and cancer

Authors

Pankaj Prasun Assistant Professor, Genetics and Genomics, Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA. Dr. Pankaj Prasun is an Assistant Professor of Genetics & Genomics, within the Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY. Dr. Prasun is board certified by the American Boards of Pediatrics in clinical genetics and medical biochemical genetics. He has a special interest in mitochondrial disorders and runs a mitochondrial clinic at the Icahn School of Medicine. He has more than 15 publications as first author and is editor-in-chief of the Journal of Paediatric Genetics.