Molecular and Cellular Therapies for Motor Neuron Diseases

Motor Neuron Diseases (MND) are a group of neurological disorders that affect motor neurons in adults and in children. The fields of gene and cell therapies for motor neuron diseases are constantly evolving. Molecular and Cellular Therapies for Motor Neuron Disease discusses the basics of the diseases and covers both advances in research and clinical trials. It gives a resource to students to learn the basics and also provides the details required for scientists and clinicians.
Molecular and Cellular Therapies for Motor Neuron Disease provides a comprehensive overview of the background of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS/Lou Gehrig''s Disease) and Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), and the current understanding of their genetics and mechanisms. Molecular and Cellular Therapies for Motor Neuron Disease also details gene and cell therapies that have been developed and how some of these have been translated to clinical trials.

*Provides an overview of gene and cell therapies for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other motor neuron diseases
*Edited by a leading Neurosurgeon and two research scientists to promote synthesis between basic neuroscience and clinical relevance.
*A great resource for researchers and practitioners in neuroscience, neurology, and gene and cell therapy