THE GENETICS OF MALE INFERTILITY

The Genetics of Male Infertility-1

Edited by DOUGLAS T. CARRELL 2007 Male infertility is a common and severe health problem. Infertility not only affects one’s ability to have children, but also has emotional, psychological, family, and societal effects. Despite the prevalence and significance of this health problem, resources and attention have not been sufficiently focused on this important issue.

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GENES, DEVELOPMENT, AND CANCER

Genes, Development, and Cancer-1

Edited with commentary by HOWARD D. LIPSHITZ 2007 THE LIFE AND WORK OF EDWARD B. LEWIS While Edward B. (‘Ed’) Lewis is famous for his contributions to genetics and developmental biology, few have read his research papers. One reason for this is availability, many having been published in obscure journals or as book chapters.

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Abeta Peptide and Alzheimers Disease

Abeta Peptide and Alzheimers Disease-1

Colin J. Barrow and David H. Small (Eds) 2007 Celebrating a Century of Research The year 2006 is the centenary of Alois Alzheimer’s presentation to a meeting of German psychiatrists held in Tübingen, Germany. In 1906, Alzheimer described the results of his studies on a female patient known as Auguste D., who had suffered from a progressive […]

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A LIFE (UN)WORTHY OF LIVING

A Life (Un)Worthy of Living-1

By YAEL HASHILONI-DOLEV 2007 Reproductive Genetics in Israel and Germany A few years ago, at the same time that I was searching for a topic for my Ph.D., I was also planning to become pregnant for the first time. As an educated upper middle class Israeli, apart from following medical advice and taking folic acid before getting pregnant, […]

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Arrhythmogenic RV Cardiomyopathy/Dysplasia

Arrhythmogenic RV Cardiomyopathy-1

FRANK I. MARCUS • ANDREA NAVA • GAETANO THIENE (Eds) 2007 Recent Advances This book covers all the recent research highlights of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia (ARVC/D), a recently discovered heart muscle disease which is a major threat to the life of affected young people. It summarizes nearly 25 years of investigation on the etiology, genetics, pathology, clinical […]

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