Treatment of Cystic Fibrosis and Other Rare Lung Diseases

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Azuma, Arata (Editor), Schechter, Michael S. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Basel : Springer Basel : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Milestones in Drug Therapy,
• Subjects: Medicine.; Immunology.; Pharmacology.; Internal medicine.; Respiratory organs > Diseases.; Biomedicine.; Pharmacology/Toxicology.; Pneumology/Respiratory System.; Internal Medicine.

This volume describes the pathogenesis and pathophysiology of several pulmonary diseases as well as their treatment. It also discusses the underlying genetic and molecular biological basis, which opens the way for new treatments for these conditions. It focuses on the treatment of cystic fibrosis in...

Table of Contents:

• Part I Etiopathology and Genetics of Rare Lung Diseases
• Part II Treatment of Cystic Fibrosis
• Part III Treatment of Other Rare Lung Diseases.