Susceptibility to Infectious Diseases : The Importance of Host Genetics
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Advances in Molecular and Cellular Microbiology
ISBN-10
0521129591
ISBN-13
9780521129596
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Feb 4th, 2010
Print length
424 Pages
Weight
62 grams
Dimensions
22.90 x 15.20 x 2.40 cms
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Extensive evidence has accumulated that host genes are important determinants of the outcome of infection for many common pathogens. This book, written by leading authorities, summarizes advances which have been made in understanding the complexity of host genetic susceptibility.
In the last fifteen years, substantial progress has been made in identifying why some people are particularly susceptible to specific infectious diseases. Extensive evidence has accumulated that host genes are important determinants of the outcome of infection for many common pathogens. This book summarises advances that have been made in understanding the complexity of host genetic susceptibility. The diseases covered include those of great public health importance such as malaria and HIV, and those of topical interest such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Many different techniques have been used to identify host genes involved in infectious disease susceptibility. Each chapter describes how these discoveries were made and the book is therefore useful to anyone planning genetic studies on a multi-factorial disease, regardless of whether it has an infectious etiology.
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