Genes and Resistance to Disease

Here are the latest results of a joint meeting of the WHO and the IPSEN foundation about genetic issues in medicine

Inhalt
Genetics of Survival.- The Human Genes that Limit AIDS.- Gene Protecting Against Age-Related Macular Degeneration.- Genes Involved in Resistance to Carcinogenesis.- Leptin and Neural Circuit Regulating Body Weight.- The Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein (CETP) Locus and Protection Against Atherosclerosis.- Does the Gene Encoding Apolipoprotein A-I Milano Protect the Heart?.- Candidate Gene Polymorphisms in Cardiovascular Pathophysiology.- Protective Response of Endothelial Cells.- Genetic Factors in Malaria Resistance.- Genetic Basis of Resistance to Alzheimer's Disease and Related Neurodegenerative Diseases.- Genes Affecting Cognitive and Emotional Functions.- Gene Therapy: Promises, Problems and Prospects.- Good GeneBad Gene.- Gene protecting against cancers and Tumor Suppressor Genes.