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Genetics of Host and Parasite

Genetics of Host and Parasite

Genetics of Host and Parasite

Implications for Immunity, Epidemiology and Evolution
D. Walliker
D. Wakelin
September 1997
Out of stock in print form with no current plan to reprint
Paperback
9780521589369
$74.99
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    This collection of articles, edited by D. Wakelin and D. Walliker include: Genetic variability in parasites and host-parasite interactions; Host genetics and infectious disease; T cell and cytokine basis of host variability in response to intestinal nematode infections; The role of MHC- and non-MHC-associated genes in determining the human immune response to malaria antigens; Influence of host and parasite genotypes on immunological control of Theileria parasites; Genetic susceptibility to leishmanial infections: studies in mice and man; Genetic susceptibility to malaria and other infectious diseases: from MHC to the whole genome. This volume is the specially commissioned supplement to the journal Parasitology, volume 112.

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    September 1997
    Paperback
    9780521589369
    93 pages
    297 × 210 × 6 mm
    0.32kg
    Out of stock in print form with no current plan to reprint

    Table of Contents

    • Preface D. Wakelin and D. Walliker
    • 1. Genetic variability in parasites and host-parasite interactions R. C. A. Thompson and A. J. Lymbary
    • 2. Host genetics and infectious disease D. J. Weatherall
    • 3. T cell and cytokine basis of host variability in response to intestinal nematode infections R. K. Grencis
    • 4. The role of MHC- and non-MHC-associated genes in determining the human immune response to malaria antigens E. M. Riley
    • 5. Influence of host and parasite genotypes on immunological control of Theileria parasites W. I. Morrison
    • 6. Genetic susceptibility to leishmanial infections: studies in mice and men J. M. Blackwell
    • 7. Genetic susceptibility to malaria and other infectious diseases: from MHC to the whole genome A. V. S. Hill
    • Concluding remarks B. C. Clarke.
      Contributors
    • D. Wakelin, D. Walliker, R. C. A. Thompson, A. J. Lymbary, D. J. Weatherall, R. K. Grencis, E. M. Riley, W. I. Morrison, J. M. Blackwell, A. V. S. Hill, B. C. Clarke

    • Authors
    • D. Walliker
    • D. Wakelin