Evolution of Antigenic Variation†
First published: 07 August 2006
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This chapter is a condensed version of my book, Immunology and Evolution of Infectious Disease, Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, 2002.
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
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Introduction
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Why Do Parasites Vary?
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Mechanisms that Generate Variation
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Interactions with Host Immunity
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Experimental Evolution
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Measuring Selection with Population Samples
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Shape, Charge, Binding Kinetics, and Evolution
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Abbreviations
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Glossary
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References
