BioMed Research International

Genetic Control of Immune Response and Susceptibility to Infectious Diseases


Publishing date
19 Jul 2013
Status
Published
Submission deadline
01 Apr 2013

1Department of Biotechnology, Center for Biosciences and Biotechnology, State University of Norte Fluminense, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil

2Emory Vaccine Center, Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA

3Departamento de Pediatria, Faculdade de Medicina de Campos, Hospital Escola Ávaro Alvim, Campos Dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil

4Laboratory of Medical Research in Dermatology and Immunodeficiency, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil


Genetic Control of Immune Response and Susceptibility to Infectious Diseases

Description

Susceptibility to and control of infectious diseases are multifactorial, dynamic, and phenotypically diverse. Both genetic and nongenetic variables can influence them. Knowledge about roles of genetic variations seen in host immune response genes comes mainly from population genetics of candidate genes through interindividual susceptibility association studies. The observed interindividual variation is due, in part, to risk-modifying polymorphisms (rare and common) in agonist and antagonist genes of the innate and adaptive immune responses. The mechanisms that underlie the observed interindividual variation in control/resistance/susceptibility are not completely understood. We invite investigators to contribute original research articles as well as review articles that will advance the knowledge and stimulate research efforts to understand the basis of genetic control of immune response and susceptibility to infectious diseases. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

  • Variant discovery and validation through conventional genetic analyses or systems biology approaches
  • Role of genetic variants: phenotype, function, and expression profiling
  • Application of genetic markers in biotechnology and diagnostics
  • Announcement of new or replica population studies data on genetic parameters

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Articles

  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2014
  • - Article ID 796073
  • - Editorial

Genetic Control of Immune Response and Susceptibility to Infectious Diseases

Enrique Medina-Acosta | Helder Takashi Imoto Nakaya | ... | Regina Célia de Souza Campos Fernandes
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2013
  • - Article ID 284729
  • - Review Article

Genetic Susceptibility to Chagas Disease: An Overview about the Infection and about the Association between Disease and the Immune Response Genes

Christiane Maria Ayo | Márcia Machado de Oliveira Dalalio | ... | Ana Maria Sell
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2013
  • - Article ID 901740
  • - Clinical Study

No Association of IFNG+874T/A SNP and NOS2A-954G/C SNP Variants with Nitric Oxide Radical Serum Levels or Susceptibility to Tuberculosis in a Brazilian Population Subset

Ana Cristina C. S. Leandro | Márcia Andrade Rocha | ... | Maria da Gloria Bonecini-Almeida
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2013
  • - Article ID 146079
  • - Research Article

The Association of the Immune Response Genes to Human Papillomavirus-Related Cervical Disease in a Brazilian Population

Amanda Vansan Marangon | Gláucia Andreia Soares Guelsin | ... | Ana Maria Sell
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2013
  • - Article ID 989837
  • - Review Article

Role of HLA, KIR, MICA, and Cytokines Genes in Leprosy

Luciana Ribeiro Jarduli | Ana Maria Sell | ... | Jeane Eliete Laguila Visentainer
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2013
  • - Article ID 683095
  • - Review Article

The Role of Cytidine Deaminases on Innate Immune Responses against Human Viral Infections

Valdimara C. Vieira | Marcelo A. Soares
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2013
  • - Article ID 693643
  • - Review Article

HLA-G/C, miRNAs, and Their Role in HIV Infection and Replication

Fulvio Celsi | Eulalia Catamo | ... | Sergio Crovella
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2013
  • - Article ID 892106
  • - Review Article

Translational Potential into Health Care of Basic Genomic and Genetic Findings for Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Chlamydia trachomatis, and Human Papilloma Virus

Jelena Malogajski | Ivan Brankovic | ... | Servaas A. Morré
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2013
  • - Article ID 297501
  • - Review Article

[Retracted] Genetic and Functional Profiling of Crohn's Disease: Autophagy Mechanism and Susceptibility to Infectious Diseases

Annalisa Marcuzzi | Anna Monica Bianco | ... | Sergio Crovella
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2013
  • - Article ID 419256
  • - Research Article

Expression Pattern of Genes of RLR-Mediated Antiviral Pathway in Different-Breed Chicken Response to Marek’s Disease Virus Infection

Ze-Qing Feng | Ting Lian | ... | Yi-Ping Liu
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