Abstract
The main role of the human immune system is to protect against infectious agents. The concept of immune deficiencies as rare conditions associated with multiple severe infections has changed to relatively common genetic variations, leading to minor changes mainly in the innate immunity and specific host-pathogen interactions. For example, molecular studies have identified polymorphisms associated with increased susceptibility to severe tuberculosis in children, herpes encephalitis, renal scar formation after urinary tract infections and adverse events after vaccination, and on the other hand, genetic-based resistance to the human immunodeficiency virus. It seems that we are approaching safer and more efficacious personalized medicine.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 167-9, 195 |
| Journal | Harefuah |
| Volume | 155 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - 1 Mar 2016 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine
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