Main description:

This volume of the esteemed Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science series focuses on cutting-edge research related to the genetics of cardiovascular disease. Written by top experts in the field, this volume covers a range of topics, including:

Genetic models of atherosclerosis
MicroRNAs in cardiovascular disease
The role of the transcription factor KLF2 in vascular development and disease
Zebrafish as models of cardiovascular disease and hematopoietic development

Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science provides a forum for discussion of new discoveries, approaches, and ideas in molecular biology. It contains contributions from leaders in their fields and abundant references.

Contents:

Genetic Experimental Preparations for Studying Atherosclerosis
Sheila E. Francis
Genetics of Cardiac Development
Bill Chaudhry and Deborah Henderson
MicroRNA in Pulmonary Vascular Disease
Alex Rothman
Zebrafish as a Model of Cardiac Disease
Robert N. Wilkinson, Chris Jopling and Fredericus J.M. van Eeden
The Zebrafish as a Model of Vascular Development and Disease
Robert N. Wilkinson and Fredericus J.M. van Eeden
Genetics of Response to Antiplatelet Therapy
Mark R. Thomas and Robert F. Storey
The Role of the Transcription Factor KLF2 in Vascular Development and Disease
Peter Novodvorsky and Timothy J.A. Chico