Published December, 2007
By Moses Rodriguez
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Series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology
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Controversy still exists regarding how early disease-modifying agents (DMA) should be commenced and whether all patients with relapsing-remitting MS should in fact be treated. With their novel, multifaceted approach to basic science, the authors of this book offer help to clinicians and hope to patients.

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Published November, 2007
By Tim Manser
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The importance of specific antibodies for the clearance of and long-term resistance to many infectious pathogens has long been appreciated. In the last five years, data from these areas of research has coalesced, resulting in the emergence of a new and more complete understanding of how antibody-mediated resistance to pathogens is elaborated.

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Published October, 2007
By Scott Dessain and Scott K. Dessain
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Although the utility of human antibodies as medical therapeutics for cancer and immune diseases has been well-established, it is only beginning to be realized for the treatment of viral infectious diseases. Polyclonal immunoglobulins have long been used for some viral diseases, but they have limited potency and disease scope.

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Published September, 2007
By Paula M. Pitha
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A vital text for researchers and clinicians in the fields of virology and oncology alike, this book is a comprehensive guide to one of medicine's most important tools that covers the most recent research. Important insights have been made in recent months that are challenging the accepted concept of the critical role of dsRNA in IFN induction.

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Published August, 2007
By James E. Childs, John S. MacKenzie and Jurgen A.. Richt
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This volume offers an overview of the processes of zoonotic viral emergence, the intricacies of host/virus interactions, and the role of biological transitions and modifying factors.

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Published May, 2007
By D.B. Moody and Branch D. Moody
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There is increasing evidence that the CD1 system has been conserved throughout mammalian evolution and is capable of presenting structurally diverse diacyglycerol, sphingolipid, polyisoprenol and lipopeptide antigens.

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Published December, 2006
By Peter K. Vogt and Pier Paolo Pandolfi
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Work on acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) has become the paradigm of translational research that began with the discovery of a recurrent chromosomal translocation, followed by the identification of the genes and proteins involved, finding their molecular functions in transcriptional control, establishing mouse models.

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Published October, 2006
By Robert A. Weiss, Chris Boshoff and R.A. Weiss
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Published September, 2006
By Rafi Ahmed and Bali Pulendran
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The ability to remember an antigenic encounter for several decades, even for a life time, is one of the fundamental properties of the immune system.

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Published August, 2006
By Stanley A. Plotkin and Stanley Plotkin
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Mass immunization is the blitzkrieg of vaccination practice. However, as in war, mass immunization campaigns must be conducted intelligently, with careful strategy and strong attention to logistics of supply and deployment.

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