Genetics of susceptibility to human helminth infection

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1219-1231

  Quinnell, Rupert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Filariasis; Genetics; Geohelminth; Human leukocyte antigen; Immunology; Resistance; Schistosomiasis; Susceptibility

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON RECEPTOR; GAMMA INTERFERON RECEPTOR 1; HLA ANTIGEN; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETICS; PARASITE INTENSITY; PARASITE RESISTANCE;

ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; CHROMOSOME 1; CHROMOSOME 13; CHROMOSOME 5Q; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FILARIASIS; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE REPLICATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC REGULATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME ANALYSIS; HELMINTHIASIS; HLA SYSTEM; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MORBIDITY; NECATOR AMERICANUS; NONHUMAN; ONCHOCERCA; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; STRONGYLOIDES; TRICHURIS; WORM INFECTION;

ASCARIS; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; VERMES;

EID: 0042827218     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(03)00175-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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