Features
- Cover Type: Hard Cover with 247 pages
- Published by: Springer
- Edition: 1st Edition September 15, 2001
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0792371550
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0792371557
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Book Dimensions:
9.5 x 6.3 x 0.7 inches
- Weighs: 1.6 pounds
Product Description
This book provides a comprehensive overview of host genetic factors that influence susceptibility to infectious diseases. It deals with the role of infections as evolutionary forces, methods of identifying susceptibility genes, the role of susceptibility genes in the pathogenesis of infectious disease, as well as with the application of this knowledge in public health policy, vaccine development, and animal breeding.