The biochemical basis of disease

Barr, A.J. 2018. The biochemical basis of disease. Essays in Biochemistry. 62 (5), pp. 619-642 https://doi.org/10.1042/EBC20170054. https://doi.org/10.1042/EBC20170054

TitleThe biochemical basis of disease
TypeJournal article
AuthorsBarr, A.J.
Abstract

Understanding Biochemistry is an essential online resource for post-16 students, teachers and undergraduates, providing up-to-date overviews of key concepts in biochemistry and molecular biosciences. The Understanding Biochemistry issues of Essays in Biochemistry are Open Access publications, meaning that these issues are freely available online to readers

This article gives the reader an insight into the role of biochemistry in some of the current global health and disease problems. It surveys the biochemical causes of disease in an
accessible and succinct form while also bringing in aspects of pharmacology, cell biology, pathology and physiology which are closely aligned with biochemistry. The discussion of the
selected diseases highlights exciting new developments and illuminates key biochemical pathways and commonalities. The article includes coverage of diabetes, atherosclerosis, cancer, microorganisms and disease, nutrition, liver disease and Alzheimer’s disease, but does not attempt to be comprehensive in its coverage of disease, since this is beyond its remit and scope. Consequently there are many fascinating biochemical aspects of diseases, both common and rare, that are not addressed here that can be explored in the further reading cited. Techniques and biochemical procedures for studying disease are not covered in detail here, but these can be found readily in a range of biochemical methods sources.

Keywordsdiabetes, cardiovascular, risk, cancer, leukaemia, growth factor, cholera, HIV, liver, nutrition, neurodegenerative
Article numberhttps://doi.org/10.1042/EBC20170054
JournalEssays in Biochemistry
Journal citation62 (5), pp. 619-642
ISSN0071-1365
Year2018
PublisherPortland Press
Publisher's version
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1042/EBC20170054
Web address (URL)https://doi.org/10.1042/EBC20170054
Publication dates
Published03 Dec 2018
LicenseCC BY 4.0

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