Download or read book Viruses that Affect the Immune System written by Hung Fan and published by ASM Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a March 1990 conference in Newport Beach, California, 16 papers explore the effect of retroviruses and herpes viruses on the immune systems of mice and men. They cover autoimmunity, immunodeficiency, and oncogenesis induced by the viruses, discussing such topics as regulatory genes, cellular proteins, molecular genetics, immortalization of lymphocytes, and various findings on HIV and leukemia. The price is $45 for members of the society. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR