Books in the Molecular Medicine And Medicinal Chemistry series

Merkel cell carcinoma is an uncommon but not rare aggressive cutaneous malignancy. This book summarizes the knowledge about Merkel cell carcinoma and provides a perspective on future opportunities for diagnostic and therapeutic advances. It also offers practical how to advice on diagnosis, treatment and follow-up.

MicroRNAs have emerged as key regulators of gene expression during development and are frequently misexpressed in human disease states, in particular cancer. This book discusses how microRNAs represent a paradigm shift in thinking about gene regulation during development and disease.

Covers the understanding of the role of activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID) in the generation of antibody response to antigenic challenge.