Lung Cancer and Autoimmune Disorders

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Pokorski, Mieczyslaw (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 833
• Subjects: Medicine.; Cancer research.; Medical genetics.; Immunology.; Respiratory organs > Diseases.; Medical biochemistry.; Biomedicine.; Biomedicine general.; Cancer Research.; Gene Function.; Pneumology/Respiratory System.; Medical Biochemistry.

Lung cancer and autoimmune diseases are complex entities in that they involve gene disturbance, gene polymorphism, and impaired gene repair mechanisms. The volume focuses on altered gene expression in tumor processes and in chronic autoimmune disorders. The chapters discuss the biological rationale...