Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; CHAPTER 1 Introduction; CHAPTER 2 Application of genetic epidemiology to dissecting host susceptibility/resistance to infection illustrated with the study of common mycobacterial infections; CHAPTER 3 The diverse genetic basis of immunodeficiencies; CHAPTER 4 Genetic diversity in the major histocompatibility complex and the immune response to infectious diseases; CHAPTER 5 The cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator; CHAPTER 6 The influence of inherited traits on malaria infection
Summary
Extensive evidence has now accumulated that host genes are important determinants of the outcome of infection for many common pathogens. This book, written by leading authorities, summarises the advances which have been made in understanding the complexity of host genetic susceptibility
