Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology of Multiple Myeloma

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Lentzsch, Suzanne (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Cancer research.; Human genetics.; Cell biology.; Biomedicine.; Cancer Research.; Cell Biology.; Human Genetics.

This state-of-the-art book is written by a group of international experts to provide insight into the newest breakthroughs from basic pathogenesis to clinical aspects of multiple myeloma. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the genetic and molecular epidemiology of multiple myeloma in orde...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Genetics of Multiple Myeloma
• Gene expression signature in MGUS and multiple myeloma
• Cap-Dependent Protein Translation Initiation in Multiple Myeloma: an Attractive Target for Therapy
• IRES-dependent, CAP-independent translation in Multiple Myeloma
• Epigenetic gene silencing as a new target for multiple myeloma
• Role of Bone Disease in the Pathogenesis of Multiple Myeloma
• Index.