Somatic Genome Manipulation: Advances, Methods, and Applications (Paperback, Softcover Repri)

Table of Contents Preface for Somatic Genome Manipulation: Advances, Methods and Applications Xiu-Qing Li, Ph.D., Research Scientist of Molecular Genetics, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, xiu-qing.li@agr.gc.ca; somaticgenome@gmail.com. Danielle Donnelly, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Plant Science Dept., McGill University, danielle.donnelly@mcgill.ca. Thomas G. Jensen, M.D., D.M.Sc., Professor of Medical Genetics and Head of the Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Denmark, thomas@hum-gen.au.dk. Section I. Humans and animals Chapter 1. Drug and Gene Electrotransfer in Cancer Therapy. (Dr. Julie Gehl, M.D., Dr. Med. Sci., Consultant Oncology C EDGE (Center for Experimental Drug and Gene Electrotransfer), Department of Oncology, Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev, Herlev Ringvej 75, 2730 Herlev, Denmark, E-mail: Julie.Gehl@regionh.dk. Chapter 2. Targeted Porcine Genome Engineering with TALENs. Yonglun Luo , 1 ; Lin Lin 1 ; Monika M. Golas 1, 2 ; Charlotte Brandt Sørensen 1, 3 ; and Lars Bolund 1 ; 1 Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, 8000, Denmark, Yonglun ALUN@HUM-GEN.AU.DK 2 Center for Stochastic Geometry and Advanced Bioimaging, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, 8000, Denmark 3 Department of Clinical Medicine - The Department of Cardiological Medicine B, Aarhus University, Brendstrupgardsvej 100, 8200 Aarhus N, Danmark Chapter 3. Somatic Gene Therapy using Viral Vectors: theoretical and clinical implications in relation to treatment of genetic conditions in humans. Anne Louise Askou and Thomas J. Corydon Department of Biomedicine, Faculty of Health, Aarhus University, Denmark Corresponding author: TJC, Department of Biomedicine, Faculty of Health, Wilhelm Meyers Alle 4, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark, Phone: (+45) 28992179; E-mail: tjc@hum-gen.au.dk. Chapter 4. Nonviral Gene Therapy - The Challenge of Mobilizing DNA. Jacob Giehm Mikkelsen MD, Corresponding author. Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Wilh. Meyers Alle 4, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark. Phone: +45 87167767. Fax: +45 86123173. Email: giehm@hum-gen.au.dk. Chapter 5. Human Stromal Stem Cell Therapy Using Gene Modified Cells Walid Zaher 1, 3 and Moustapha Kassem 1, 2, 3 : 1 Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Endocrine Research Laboratory (KMEB), Odense University Hospital & University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark. 2 Danish Stem Cell Center (DanStem), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. 3 Stem Cell Unit, Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia. Corresponding author. Moustapha Kassem, professor, Endocrine Research Laboratory (KMEB), Department of Endocrinology, Odense University Hospital, Kloevervaenget 6, 4th floor, DK-5000 Odense C, Denmark. Tel: 45-65504084, 45-65411606; Fax: +66503920; E-mail: mkassem@health.sdu.dk Chapter 6. Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer and the Creation of Transgenic Large Animal Models. Naomi Dicks, Luis B. Agellon and Vilceu Bordignon , Corresponding authors. Mailing address: Vilceu Bordignon, McGill University, Department of Animal Science, 21,111 Lakeshore Road, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, H9X 3V9, Canada. Phone: 514-398-7793. Fax: 514-398-7964. E-mail: vilceu.bordignon@mcgill.ca Luis B. Agellon, McGill University, School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, 21,111 Lakeshore Road, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, H9X 3V9, Canada. Phone: 514-398-7862. Fax: 514-398-7739. E-mail: luis.agellon@mcgill.ca Section II. Plants Chapter 7. Apomixis: The Asexual Formation of Seed. Ross Bicknell and Andrew Catanach, Plant and Food Research, Private Bag 4704, Christchurch, New Zealand Corresponding author Tel: 64-3-325-9445, Fax 64-3-315-2074, Email ross.bicknell@plantandfood.co.nz Chapter 8. Somatic Embryogenesis for Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Improvement. Nassar 1,2,3 , A.M.K., S. Kubow 2 , and D.J. Donnelly 1 1 Plant Science Departme