Susceptibility to Infectious Diseases: The Importance of Host Genetics (Advances in Molecular and Cellular Microbiology, Series Number 4) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521815258 ISBN 13: 9780521815253

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2003

Synopsis

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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Book Description

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521815258
• ISBN 13: 9780521815253
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 422
• Editor: Bellamy Richard