General Methods in Biomarker Research and their Applications
Editors: Preedy, Victor R., Patel, Vinood B. (Eds.)
- Transcends the intellectual-divide with Key Facts (areas of focus explained for the lay person), Definitions Of Words And Terms, and Summary Points.
- Wide applicability with each chapter containing a section called Potential Applications To Prognosis, Other Diseases Or Conditions.
- Authoritative text by leading experts.
- Links conventional approaches with new platforms.
- Holistic coverage of material with over 50 chapters.
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- About this book
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The well-being of humankind is dependent upon advances in biological and clinical sciences. For many diseases, an early diagnosis and objective measures of outcomes are essential for reducing mortality and morbidity. Part of this package entails the appropriate use of biomarkers. These are biological indicators which often are used routinely in the clinical setting. Recent advances in the chemical and physical sciences have enabled new biomarkers to be developed. This does not mean that traditional markers are redundant as detailed investigations have identified both limitations and advantages in their usage as well as new applications. This book General Methods in Biomarker Research and their Applications combines both traditional, new and emerging biomarkers in a single publication. The chapters contained in this book have wide applicability to many diseases.
- About the authors
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Professor Victor R. Preedy is a senior faculty member of King's College London (Professor of Nutritional Biochemistry) and King's College Hospital (Professor of Clinical Biochemistry). He is attached to both the Diabetes and Nutritional Sciences Division and the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics. He is also Director of the Genomics Centre and a member of the School of Medicine. Professor Preedy graduated in 1974 with an Honours Degree in Biology and Physiology with Pharmacology. He gained his University of London PhD in 1981. In 1993 he gained his second doctoral degree, for his outstanding contribution to protein metabolism in health and disease. He has received membership and fellowship of a number of academic and professional bodies in the UK, including the Royal College of Pathologists, the Royal Institute of Public Health, and the Royal Society of Chemistry. Professor Preedy has published over 570 articles, which includes 165 peer-reviewed manuscripts based on original research, 100 reviews and over 50 books and book volumes.
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- General Methods in Biomarker Research and their Applications
- Editors
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- Victor R. Preedy
- Vinood B. Patel
- Series Title
- Biomarkers in Disease: Methods, Discoveries and Applications
- Copyright
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht
- Print ISBN
- 978-94-007-7695-1
- eReference ISBN
- 978-94-007-7696-8
- Print + eBook ISBN
- 978-94-007-7697-5
- Series ISSN
- 2542-3657
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XXIX, 1324
- Number of Illustrations
- 74 b/w illustrations, 130 illustrations in colour
- Topics
