(PDF) Molecular Genetics of Inflammatory Bowel Disease 2nd Edition by Hedin

This is the PDF eBook version for Molecular Genetics of Inflammatory Bowel Disease 2nd Edition by Charlotte Hedin, John D. Rioux, Mauro D’Amato

Table of Contents

Part 1: The Foundation of IBD Genetics, Human and Animal Studies.- A Primer on IBD: Phenotypes, Diagnosis, Treatment and Clinical Challenges.- Genetic Epidemiology of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Early Twin and Family Studies.- Insights from Recent Advances in Animal Models of Inflammatory Bowel Disease.- Part Two: The Genetic and Molecular Makeup of Inflammatory Bowel Disease.- Complex Disease Genes and their Discovery.- The Genetics of Crohn’s Disease.- Genetics of Ulcerative Colitis.- Genetic Overlap between Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Other Diseases.- Molecular Profiling of IBD Subtypes/Response to Therapy.- Epigenetics of Inflammatory Bowel Disease.- Part 3: Pathogenetic Pathways in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.- Nod1 and Nod2 and the Immune Response to Bacteria.- The IL-23-Th17 Axis in Intestinal Inflammation.- Inflammatory Bowel Disease at the Intersection of Autophagy and Immunity: Insights from Human Genetics.- The Epithelial Barrier.- Host Interactions with Bacteria: From “Entente Cordiale” to “Casus Belli”.- Cytokines in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.- Part 4: Concluding Remarks and Future Perspectives.- Towards Personalized Therapy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.- Index.