Prion Disease - A Bibliography and Dictionary for Physicians Patients and Genome Researchers

Cover Page......Page 1
Title Page......Page 2
ISBN 0497112817......Page 3
Copyright Notice......Page 4
Acknowledgements......Page 5
About the Editors......Page 6
About ICON Health Publications......Page 7
APPENDICES......Page 8
ONLINE GLOSSARIES, DICTIONARY, INDEX......Page 9
FORWARD......Page 10
What Is Prion Disease?......Page 12
How Do People Inherit Prion Disease?......Page 13
Where Can I Find Additional Information about Prion Disease?......Page 14
References......Page 16
What Conditions Are Related to the PRNP Gene?......Page 17
References......Page 18
Federally Funded Research on Prion Disease......Page 20
The National Library of Medicine: PubMed......Page 54
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine......Page 78
General References......Page 85
Patent Applications on Prion Disease......Page 86
Keeping Current......Page 87
Book Summaries: Online Booksellers......Page 89
Bibliography: Multimedia on Prion Disease......Page 92
The Basics: Genes and How They Work......Page 94
Genetic Mutations and Health......Page 105
Inheriting Genetic Conditions......Page 111
Genetic Consultation......Page 119
Genetic Testing......Page 121
Gene Therapy......Page 127
The Human Genome Project and Genomic Research......Page 130
NIH Guidelines......Page 133
NIH Databases......Page 134
Other Commercial Databases......Page 137
Patient Guideline Sources......Page 138
Finding Associations......Page 141
Resources for Patients and Families......Page 142
Online Dictionary Directories......Page 144
PRION DISEASE DICTIONARY......Page 145
B......Page 193
C......Page 194
E......Page 195
H......Page 196
L......Page 197
O......Page 198
P......Page 199
S......Page 200
V......Page 201
W,X,Y,Z......Page 202