03044nam 22006251 450 991045236620332120200520144314.00-19-931642-2(CKB)2550000001119516(EBL)1426641(OCoLC)861538496(SSID)ssj0000999966(PQKBManifestationID)12429501(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000999966(PQKBWorkID)10944561(PQKB)11422596(MiAaPQ)EBC1426641(Au-PeEL)EBL1426641(CaPaEBR)ebr10768372(CaONFJC)MIL522899(EXLCZ)99255000000111951620130530h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe compatibility gene how our bodies fight disease, attract others, and define our selves /Daniel M. DavisOxford :Oxford University Press,[2014]©20141 online resource (249 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-931641-4 1-299-91648-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction -- PART I: Human Compatibility - A Scientific Revolution -- 1. Frankenstein's holy trinity -- 2. Self and non-self -- 3. Dead but alive in parts -- 4. A crystal clear answer at last -- PART II: The Frontier of Compatibility Research -- 5. Differences between us that matter -- 6. Pathfinders -- 7. Missing self -- PART III: The Overarching System -- 8. Sex and smelly T-shirts -- 9. Secrets of the mind -- 10. The footprints of your existence -- Epilogue: What makes you so special? -- Acknowledgements -- References and Notes -- Index.The Compatibility Gene takes readers on a global journey of discovery spanning 60 years, involving scores of scientists, and encompassing the history of transplants and immunology. That journey has revealed astonishing links between who we are as individuals and our never-ceasing struggle to survive disease. Most of the 25,000 genes we possess are the same for all of us. Compatibility genes are those that vary most from person to person and give each of us a unique molecular signature. These genes determine both the extent to which we are susceptible to a vast range of illnesses and the differHuman molecular geneticsImmunogeneticsInfectionImmunological aspectsMedical geneticsElectronic books.Human molecular genetics.Immunogenetics.InfectionImmunological aspects.Medical genetics.616/.042Davis Daniel M(Daniel Michael),1970-889514MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452366203321The compatibility gene1987072UNINA