Published July, 2006
By Tasuku Honjo, Fritz Melchers and T. Honjo
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology
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Published July, 2006
By Philip M. Sherman, V.L. Chan, Billy Bourke and Ricky V.L Chan
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
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Focuses on some major general findings about bacterial genomes. This book discusses their impact on strategy and approach for investigating mechanisms of pathogenesis, prevention and treatment of infectious diseases. It also focuses on the value and power of genomics, proteomics, and bioinformatics as applied to various bacterial pathogens.

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Published July, 2006
By John D. Lambris
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
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The Third Aegean Conferences Workshop on Complement-Associated Diseases, Animal Models, and Therapeutics convened to discuss progress in complement research as it pertains to human disease pathogenesis and therapeutics.

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Published June, 2006
By Walter Doerfler, Petra Bohm and Petra Boehm
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology
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It has become apparent that the genomes of many organisms are characterized by unique patterns of DNA methylation which can differ from genome segment to genome segment and cell type to cell type.

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Published June, 2006
By Herbert M. Pinedo, H.M. Pinedo, Carolien Smorenburg, H. M. Pinedo and Carolien H. Smorenburg
Publisher: Springer (Birkhauser Verlag AG)
Series: Milestones in Drug Therapy
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This topical volume provides an overview of clinically relevant data on anticancer agents. The different classes of anticancer drugs are described by international authorities on the various topics. Apart from new targets for anticancer agents, attention is also focused on improving efficacy and tolerability of existing compounds.

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Published May, 2006
By Constantine Tsoukas
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
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This is the third workshop on this topic that took place in Crete from May 27 to June 1, 2005.

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Published May, 2006
By Adam Finn and Andrew J. Pollard
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
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This volume covers topics in infectious diseases in children and is intended for Pediatric Infectious Disease trainees, trainers, and all those who manage children with infections. As in previous volumes, the emphasis is on hot topics of clinical relevance delivered by world class speakers.

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Published May, 2006
By William M. Shafer, William Shafer and William Schaffer
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology
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This volume of CTMI, entitled Antimicrobial Peptides and Human Disease, is dedicated to the role of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) in the innate host defense system of homo sapiens.

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Published May, 2006
By Polly Roy
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology
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A review of our current understanding of Reoviridae entry, disassembly/assembly and egress in addition to updating high resolution structures of virus proteins and capsids from three different genera of the family.

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Published May, 2006
By Jeffrey M. Weinberg and Robin Buchholz
Publisher: Springer (Birkhauser Verlag AG)
Series: Milestones in Drug Therapy
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This volume provides a comprehensive overview of the development, pharmacology, efficacy, and safety of the currently available TNF-alpha inhibitors. Elevated levels of TNF-alpha have been demonstrated in Crohn's disease, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis, suggesting a role for TNF-alpha in their pathogenesis.

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