This new volume of Current Topics in Developmental Biology provides a comprehensive set of reviews on bHLH transcription factors. bHLH factors are vastly recognized for their diverse roles in developmental processes and their dysfunction underlies various human pathologies. Each chapter is authoritatively written by a leading expert in the field and discusses every possible aspect of this huge and diverse field. - Covers the area of basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factors in development and disease - International board of authors - Provides a comprehensive set of reviews on our current understanding on the function of bHLH factors in development of various tissues and how de-regulation of these factors can cause, or is linked to, various human diseases