Book description
An increasingly aging population will add to the number of individuals
suffering from amyloid.
Protein Misfolding Diseases
provides a systematic overview of the current and emerging therapies
for these types of protein misfolding diseases, including Alzheimer's,
Parkinson's, and Mad Cow. The book emphasizes therapeutics in an amyloid
disease context to help students, faculty, scientific researchers, and
doctors working with protein misfolding diseases bridge the gap between
basic science and pharmaceutical applications to protein misfolding
disease. MARINA RAMIREZ-ALVARADO
is an Assistant professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the
Mayo Clinic. Despite being a young investigator, she is already a world
leader in the study of molecular determinants of light chain
amyloidosis, a reare misfolding disease.
JEFFERY W. KELLY is a Professor of Chemistry and Molecular and
Experimental Medicine at the Scripps Research Institute. He is one of
the leading authorities in the field of protein misfolding, with over
250 publications to his credit.
CHRISTOPHER M. DOBSON is a Professor in the Department of
Chemistry at the University of Cambridge. Dr. Dobson is a leading
researcher studying the structure and biochemical bases of protein
misfolding diseases and has over 500 publications.
