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Contributions are organized to progress from fundamental aspects of immunity to HIV to a detailed consideration of the mechanisms underlying the immunopathogenesis of the disease. The conclusion considers approaches for vaccine design and for the treatment of established infection with agents whose principal targets are the restoration of immune function. The 30 chapters collect information which has hitherto been scattered in journals. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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Leading experts provide the only comprehensive book examining all aspects of immune response and immune-based treatments for HIV infection. Contributions, divided into three sections, discuss basic mechanisms, immunopathogenesis of HIV infection, and immune-based therapies. Researchers thoroughly review vaccine-including prospects of T cell vaccine-and gene therapy for HIV infection. Additional topics include organization of HIV genes, the role of co-receptors in signaling of lymphocytes, and biological response modifiers. This reference is designed for basic and clinical researchers, internists, pediatricians, infectious disease specialists, neuropathologists, oncologists, and rheumatologists.
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