The Genetics of Pain (Progress in Pain Research and Management) - Hardcover

Mogil Ed, Jeffrey S

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0931092515 ISBN 13: 9780931092510

Publisher: IASP Press, 2004

Synopsis

No field of biology has engendered so much interest, hope, and hype as genetics. Advances in molecular, statistical and behavioral methodologies have suddenly allowed genetic investigations of complex biological phenomena, including pain. Genetic studies of pain are already showing their power to identify new molecular targets for drug development and create new animal models of pain pathology. Alone among biological approaches, pain genetics can explain why we're not all alike with respect to pain - why some people hurt more, and receive less benefit from existing analgesics. The knowledge gained holds the promise of allowing truly individualized pain therapy.

Foreword by Ronald Dubner, DDS, PhD, University of Maryland Dental School, Baltimore, MD, USA

About this title

About the Author

Jeffrey S. Mogil, PhD, is currently the E.P. Taylor Professor of Pain Studies and the Canada Research Chair in the Genetics of Pain.

Review

Overall, this volume, edited by Jeffrey Mogil, is will written and provides a good overview of the genetics of pain. The new investigator with a basic interest in understanding how genes (and environmental factors) influence pain phenotypes and the seasoned researcher interested in the intricate roles of various receptors in pain phenotypes would benefit from reading this volume. --Melloni N. Cook, Genes, Brain and Behavior (2006) 5:111

...an excellent introduction to the filed for non-geneticists interested in the genetics of pain and ...a valuable entry point into the field of pain research for those already working in genetics. --Simon C. Harvey, Palliative Medicine, 2005 #19

As far as I am aware, there is no comparable volume and certainly none that brings together such expertise and authority in an area of research that is so topical. This book is a tremendous resource at a reasonable price. I would highly recommend it for any medical library and for the shelf of anyone that has an interest in pain medicine and wants to get a handle on what part genetics may play. --P. Siddall, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Vol. 33, No. 5, October 2005

...an excellent introduction to the filed for non-geneticists interested in the genetics of pain and ...a valuable entry point into the field of pain research for those already working in genetics. --Simon C. Harvey, Palliative Medicine, 2005 #19

As far as I am aware, there is no comparable volume and certainly none that brings together such expertise and authority in an area of research that is so topical. This book is a tremendous resource at a reasonable price. I would highly recommend it for any medical library and for the shelf of anyone that has an interest in pain medicine and wants to get a handle on what part genetics may play. --P. Siddall, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Vol. 33, No. 5, October 2005

Edition details

• Publisher: IASP Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0931092515
• ISBN 13: 9780931092510
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 348