The Oncogene & Tumour Suppressor Gene Factsbook, Second Edition [Paperback]

Robin Hesketh (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0123445485 | ISBN-13: 978-0123445483 | Publication Date: August 6, 1997 | Edition: 2

The Second Edition of The Oncogene and Tumour Suppressor Gene FactsBook has been completely revised, updated, and expanded by 60%. The book contains more than 80 entries on oncogenes including JUN, MYC, and RAS, as well as DNA tumour viruses, tumour suppressor genes, including p53, retinoblastoma, BRCA1, BRCA2, VHL, F2FL, and essential material on angiogenesis and metastasis, apoptosis, cell cycle control, and gene therapy.

Key Features
* Includes much new data on this fast-moving field, including newly discovered oncogenes
* Summarizes the clinical association and molecular properties of all known oncogenes and tumor suppression genes
* Contains more than 2000 terms for reference and further research
* Revised to included signaling pathways, apoptosis, and metastasis

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Within minutes of receiving my review copy of The Oncogene FactsBook I discovered just how useful it could be... I could have found the information I needed in a matter of seconds. There is no doubt that every lab working on oncogenes or growth control should have a copy of this book for reference."
--TRENDS IN BIOCHEMICAL SCIENCES
Praise for the First Edition
"The introductory chapters on genes and the processes involved in cancer development are very good for undergraduate teaching."
--Nicholas R. Lemoire in MOLECULAR MEDICINE TODAY

From the Back Cover

How do you keep track of the basic information on the proteins you work with? Where do you find details of their physicochemical properties, amino acid sequences, gene organization? Are you tired of scanning review articles, primary papers and databases to locate that elusive fact?
The Academic Press FactsBook series has established itself as the best source of easily-accessible and accurate facts about protein groups. Described as 'A growing series of excellent manuals' by Molecular Medicine Today, and 'Essential works of reference' by Trends in Biochemical Sciences, the FactsBooks have become the most popular comprehensive data resources. Using the same easy-to-follow format, the new second editions will now keep you up-to-date with the latest advances, and provide you with all the new facts at your fingertips. Meticulously researched and compiled by experts in the field, keeping abreast of developments has never been so easy!
The Second Edition of The Oncogene and Tumour Supressor Gene FactsBook has been completely revised, updated and expanded by 60%. It contains over 80 entries on oncogenes including JUN, MYC and RAS, as well as DNA tumour viruses, tumour suppressor genes and essential material on angiogenesis and metastasis, apoptosis, cell cycle control and gene therapy.
Entries provide information on:
* identification and related genes
* chromosomal location
* tissue distribution
* protein mass and function
* human cancer and transgenic animals
* gene and protein structure
* amino acid sequence
* domain structure
* database accession numbers
* key references

Product Details

• Paperback: 608 pages
• Publisher: Academic Press; 2 edition (August 6, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0123445485
• ISBN-13: 978-0123445483
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,912,099 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Oncogene and Tumor Suppressor Gene Factsbook (Factsbook), March 29, 2001

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William Bonza (Kentucky) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Oncogene & Tumour Suppressor Gene Factsbook, Second Edition (Paperback)

This book is highly recommended for the academically smart. I have never read a better book for learning about tumour's and oncogenes. If you are looking to improve your knowledge of tumours and mutations, then this book will more than satisfy your needs. I found that I couldn't tear mysef away from this book, as the information just goes on and on. This is an absolute must-buy, for the scientifically correct. Well done Robin- you're a right boomere!