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Molecular Biology of Diabetes: I. Autoimmunity and Genetics; Insulin Synthesis and Secretion

Molecular Biology of Diabetes: I. Autoimmunity and Genetics; Insulin Synthesis and Secretion

Draznin, Boris
Leroith, Derek

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Medical ReferenceBiology

ISBN10: 0896032868
ISBN13: 9780896032866
Publisher: Humana
Published: Sep 2 1994
Pages: 404
Weight: 1.85
Height: 1.30 Width: 6.20 Depth: 9.10
Language: English
In a rapidly evolving and extremely important area of medical science, it is often difficult for the student, teacher, and researcher to keep abreast of all the important advances. The purpose of Molecular Biology ofDiabetes, Parts I and II is to bring to these individuals the latest knowledge of diabetes-related research in a comprehensive, yet concise manner. To this end, we have assembled chapters, written by most of the world's experts in the field, that we believe compre- hensively survey and synthesize a coherent understanding of the subject. Studies of the etiology of type I and type II diabetes are extremely exciting and essential, since we hope to one day prevent the disease using gene therapy. These aspects are covered in Molecular Biology of Diabetes: I. Autoimmunity and Genetics; Insulin Synthesis and Secretion. In type II diabetes, an abnormality in pancreatic secretion exists concomitantly with peripheral insulin resistance. This abnor- mality of insulin secretion is believed to be related to a defect(s) in glucose sensing. Uncoupling of glucose sensing from insulin secre- tion may be the crucial step in the pathogenesis of noninsulin-depen- dent diabetes. In this volume, we have invited authors to describe their studies on all known factors affecting -cell function, including autoimmunity and genetics of diabetes, as well as molecular mecha- nisms of insulin synthesis and secretion. In the last few years, the most rapidly advancing area of research in diabetes has been, in fact, related to insulin action.

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