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Title Cytokine gene polymorphisms in multifactorial conditions / edited by Koen Vandenbroeck
Published Boca Raton, FL : CRC Taylor & Francis, 2006

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Description 1 online resource (459 pages) : illustrations
Series BIOSCIENCEnetBASE
Contents The biology of cytokines : general principles, properties and lessons from animal models / Davide Agnello and Massimo Gadina -- Genetics of multifactorial disorders / Jorge R. Oksenberg and John D. Rioux -- Statistical approaches to analysis of polymorphisms in multifactorial disorders / An Goris and Mariza de Andrade -- Introduction to integrated bioinformatic resources for cytokine genetics research / Ross Lazarus -- Cytokine gene nucleotide sequence alignments / Jeffrey Bidwell -- SNP genotyping techniques / Pui-Yan Kwok -- The IL1 cluster / Tanja Pessi [and others] -- IL-2 biology and polymorphisms in multifactorial conditions / Fuencisla Matesanz, María Fedetz, and Antonio Alcina -- The chromosome 5q23.1-q 31.1 cluster of cytokines / Tarja Laitinen -- IL10 / Ross Lazarus
The IL19 subfamily of cytokines / Sulev Kõks [and others] -- The IFNG-IL26-IL22 cytokine gene cluster / Koen Vandenbroeck and An Goris -- TNF polymorphisms and disease / Reginald M. Gorczynski and Ivo Boudakov -- Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) / Zaynab Alourfi, David W. Ray, and Rachelle Donn -- Polymorphisms of chemokines and their receptors / Bénédicte Puissant, Christophe Combadière, and Elise Lavergne -- Asthma and atopy / Jussi Karjalainen [and others] -- Common rheumatic diseases / Rachael Kilding and Anthony G. Wilson -- Systemic lupus erythematosus / Sandra D'Alfonso -- Sjögren's syndrome / Marja Pertovaara -- Multiple sclerosis / Orhun H. Kantarci and Brian G. Weinshenker
Type 1 and 2 diabetes / Regine Bergholdt and Flemming Pociot -- Psoriasis / Sulev Kõks [and others] -- Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract / Thomas Höhler -- Pulmonary fibrosis / Berran Yucesoy and Michael I. Luster -- Atherosclerosis / Giuseppina Candore [and others] -- Longevity / Irene Maeve Rea [and others] -- AIDS / Alexandre Vasilescu, Hervé Do, and Jean-Francois Zagury -- Tropical infectious diseases / Thereza Quirico-Santos [and others] -- Suseptibility to infection and severe disease in schistosomiasis / Violaine Arnaud and Christophe Chevillard
Summary Brings together, reviews, and information on polymorphisms in cytokine genes. This book discusses haplotype structures and linkage disequilibrium patterns in cytokine gene loci, functional biological effects of polymorphisms, and genetic associations with disease
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Immunology.
Cytokines.
Gene targeting.
Genetic polymorphisms.
Cytokines
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Immunity -- genetics
Multifactorial Inheritance -- genetics
Polymorphism, Genetic
Allergy and Immunology
Gene Targeting
MEDICAL -- Immunology.
Genetic polymorphisms
Cytokines
Gene targeting
Immunology
Form Electronic book
Author Vandenbroeck, Koen.
ISBN 9781420005325
1420005324
1280516488
9781280516481