Published December, 2011
By Peter K. Vogt, D. Boettiger, D. Broek, F.M. Hoffmann, G.D. Holland, J.T. Parsons, R. Risser and M.J. Weber
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Once again the Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology series presents a volume with up-to-date review articles on oncogenes. The well-known authority and editor of previous volumes in the series, Dr. Vogt, has accepted five contributions which critically evaluate recent research in the field.

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Published December, 2011
By Michael B. A. Oldstone, Michael B.A. Oldstone, Hilary Koprowski and Michael Oldstone
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Although retroviruses have long been associated with a variety of animal diseases, active research in the field of human retroviruses dates from the discovery of human immunodefici ency virus (HIV) in association with acquired immunodefici ency syndrome (AIDS).

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Published November, 2011
By Walter Orenstein, Richard W. Compans and Walter A. Orenstein
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Concerns about pandemic preparedness have greatly stimulated research activities to develop eff- tive vaccines for pandemic influenza viruses, and to overcome the limitations inh- ent in current approaches to vaccine production and distribution.

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Published November, 2011
By Hans-Georg Krausslich
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Retroviruses arguably belong to the most fascinating of all viruses because of their unusual and highly efficient mode of replication involving reverse transcription and integration of the viral genome and a complex system of transcriptional and post transcriptional regulatory mechanisms.

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Published November, 2011
By Fritz Melchers and Michael Potter
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Workshops on the mechanisms of B cell neoplasia have been organized alternatively in Bethesda and Basel since 1983.

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Published November, 2011
By Fritz Melchers and Hilary Koprowski
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The diversity of antigen-binding structures of antibody molecules is so vast that every conceivable antigen can be bound by an antibody molecule within the immune system. This is true even for the antigen binding sites of antibodies called idiotypes, which are bound by complementary bind ing sites of other antibodies called anti-idiotypes.

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Published November, 2011
By H. Koprowski, P. Koldovsky, W. Arber, W. Henle, P. H. Hofschneider, N. K. Jerne, O. Maaløe, R. Rott, H. G. Schweiger, M. Sela, P. K. Vogt, L. Syru?ek, J. H. Humphrey and O. Maaloe
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Expression of an immune response is the net result of complex synergis tic and antagonistic activities performed by a variety of cell types. Genotypically, T and B cells may represent either separate, independent cell lines, or different stages of development within the same cell lineage.

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Published November, 2011
By A. Clarke, H. Wagner, W. Goebel, H. Koprowski, F. Melchers, H. Eisen, R. Rott, P. K. Vogt, M. Cooper, M. Oldstone, I. Wilson and R. W. Compans
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Published November, 2011
By Christa E. Muller-Sieburg, Beverly Torok-Storb, Jan W.M. Visser and Rainer Storb
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Stem cells are now derived not only from bone marrow but also from peripheral blood, cord blood, and fetal liver, greatly increasing their availability for human transplantation and in some cases (fetal tissues) obliterating the need to match donors and hosts.

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Published November, 2011
By John D. Lambris
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The third component of complement, C3, is one of the most versatile proteins and an important participant in immune surveillance and immune response pathways. VOLANAKIS: Participation of C3 and Its Ligands in Complement Activation . TACK: Biosynthesis and Genetics of C3 .

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