Malaria : genetic and evolutionary aspects / [edited by] Krishna R. Dronamraju and Paolo Arese.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dronamraju, Krishna R.

Arese, Paolo.

Haldane, J. B. S. (John Burdon Sanderson), 1892-1964.

Series:

Emerging infectious diseases of the 21st century

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Haldane, J. B. S. (John Burdon Sanderson), 1892-1964.

Malaria--Congresses.

Malaria.

Plasmodium falciparum--Congresses.

Plasmodium falciparum.

Malaria--genetics.

Evolution, Molecular.

Haldane, J. B. S. (John Burdon Sanderson), 1892-1964--Congresses.

Haldane, J. B. S.

Medical Subjects:

Malaria--genetics.

Evolution, Molecular.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Festschriften.

Physical Description:

xi, 190 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer, [2006]

Contents:

Introduction / Krishna R. Dronamraju

J.B.S. Haldane (1892-1964) / Krishna R. Dronamraju

Removal of early parasite forms from circulation as a mechanism of resistance against malaria in widespread red blood cell mutations / Paolo Arese ... [et al.]

Clinical, epidemiological, and genetic investigations on thalassemia and malaria in Italy / Stefano Canali and Gilberto Corbellini

Resistance to antimalarial drugs: parasite and host genetic factors / Rajeev K. Mehlotra and Peter A. Zimmerman

Evolutionary origins of human malaria parasites / Stephen M. Rich and Francisco J. Ayala

Vector genetics in malaria control / V.P. Sharma

The rate of mutation of human genes / J.B.S. Haldane

Disease and evolution / J.B.S. Haldane.

Notes:

Originally conceived at a conference at the University of Turin in Italy, organized in part to pay tribute to J.B.S. Haldane.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0387282947

OCLC:

63191879

Publisher Number:

9780387282947