Host genetic factors in susceptibility to malaria and tuberculosis

Plasmodium falciparum and Mycobacterium tuberculosis infections collectively cause as many as five million deaths world-wide each year. In the most afflicted populations, currently available drugs and vaccines appear inadequate. By offering insight into the pathophysiology of diseases, genetic studi...

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Main Author: Ruwende, Cyril
Published: University of Oxford 1996
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.318959