Molecular Basis of Pulmonary Disease

• A Clinical Approach to Rare Lung Diseases.- Clinical Trials for Rare Lung Diseases.- Idiopathic and Familial Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.- Lymphangioleiomyomatosis.- Autoimmune Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis.- Mutations in Surfactant Protein C and Interstitial Lung Disease.- Hereditary Haemorrhagic Telangiectasia.- Hermansky–Pudlak Syndrome.- Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency.- The Marfan Syndrome.- Surfactant Deficiency Disorders: SP-B and ABCA3.- Pulmonary Capillary Hemangiomatosis.- Anti-glomerular Basement Disease: Goodpasture’s Syndrome.- Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia.- Pulmonary Alveolar Microlithiasis.- Cystic Fibrosis.- Pulmonary Langerhans’ Cell Histiocytosis – Advances in the Understanding of a True Dendritic Cell Lung Disease.- Sarcoidosis.- Scleroderma Lung Disease.

From the reviews:“This unique book attempts to briefly review the clinical manifestations and evolution of a few uncommon, mostly very rare pulmonary disorders, some of which even subspecialist pulmonologists rarely or never encounter during their careers. … The editors derive insight and input from contributors of eclectic knowledge and experience. … Certainly, the audience would be limited to basic scientists and a modicum of clinicians with unique interests. … The book achieves its likely intended goals well. … a potentially useful addition to my medical library.” (Joel C. Seidman, Doody’s Review Service, July, 2010)