Main description:

Mitochondrial diseases comprise a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of rare disorders that may affect virtually any system of the body at any age. Due to their complexity, understanding and diagnosing these diseases requires a multidisciplinary approach.
This book provides an update on the major features of human mitochondrial diseases: genetic bases, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment, and of the new technologies involved in the diagnosis and on the characterization of patients. The 11 chapters examine the unique complex interactions between the mitochondrial and the nuclear genomes involved in the biogenesis and the regulation of the mitochondrial respiratory chain, and their relevance to human disease. We discuss the traditional biochemical and genetic approaches, as well as the new omic technologies, and the cellular and animal models used in mitochondrial research. The last chapter is dedicated to the current treatment options.
Authors are worldwide experts in these fields and integrate expertise in both basic science and clinical research.
This book is particularly important for both scientists and clinicians interested in the diagnosis and treatment of these diseases.

Contents:

PrefaceChapter 1 Two genomes connection: biogenesis of mitochondria respiratory chain
Chapter 2 Nuclear DNA: mutations in structural subunits and assembly factorsChapter 3 Defects of mtDNAChapter 4 MtDNA maintenance genes and depletionChapter 5 Defects in mitochondrial protein synthesisChapter 6 Defects in mitochondria dynamicsChapter 7 CoQ biosynthesis disordersChapter 8 Cytochrome c mutationsChapter 9 Biochemical approaches for mitochondrial diseases diagnosisChapter 10 Molecular genetics in the Next Generation Sequencing era Chapter 11 Model cells and organismsChapter 12 Metabolomics and proteomics: complementary toolsChapter 13 Therapies approaches in mitochondrial diseasesIndex