Common Disease

Hardbound. Designated as the common diseases, hypertension, diabetes mellitus type 2, obesity, dyslipidemia, arteriosclerosis and gout, are becoming the most important world-wide health problems, requiring intensive research in order to better understand their pathogeneses, and to administer proper preventive measures. This book contains the proceedings of the Uehara Memorial Foundation Symposium 1999, a collection of 29 outstanding contributions from the most eminent experts in the field of genetics and pathogenetics. It is divided into 5 sessions: Adipogenesis and Obesity, Diabetes Mellitus, Hyperlipidemia, Hypertension and General Molecular Biology in Common Disease. Common Disease: Genetic and Pathogenetic Aspects of the Multifactorial Diseases will provide an excellent source to all professionals who would like to acquire information on the latest cutting-edge developments in genetics and pathogenetics of multifactorial diseases such a