TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 4, Issue 4 (June 2003)
Original Articles
Genetic influence of CXCR6 chemokine receptor alleles on PCP-mediated AIDS progression among African Americans FREE
P Duggal, P An, T H Beaty, S A Strathdee, H Farzadegan, R B Markham, L Johnson, S J O'Brien, D Vlahov and C A Winkler
Genes Immun 4: 245-250; doi:10.1038/sj.gene.6363950
Evolution of the beta defensin 2 gene in primates FREE
M Boniotto, A Tossi, M DelPero, S Sgubin, N Antcheva, D Santon, J Masters and S Crovella
Genes Immun 4: 251-257; doi:10.1038/sj.gene.6363958
Analysis of an IL-10 polymorphism in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis FREE
H A Whittington, R W Freeburn, S I H Godinho, J Egan, Y Haider and A B Millar
Genes Immun 4: 258-264; doi:10.1038/sj.gene.6363959
Linkage and association between Plasmodium falciparum blood infection levels and chromosome 5q31–q33 FREE
L Flori, B Kumulungui, C Aucan, C Esnault, A S Traoré, F Fumoux and P Rihet
Genes Immun 4: 265-268; doi:10.1038/sj.gene.6363960
Mannose-binding lectin gene polymorphism predicts hospital admissions for COPD infections FREE
I A Yang, S L Seeney, J M Wolter, E M Anders, J G McCormack, A M Tunnicliffe, G C Rabnott, J G Shaw, A G Dent, S T Kim, P V Zimmerman and K M Fong
Genes Immun 4: 269-274; doi:10.1038/sj.gene.6363961
Interferon-alpha receptor-1 (IFNAR1) variants are associated with protection against cerebral malaria in The Gambia FREE
C Aucan, A J Walley, B J W Hennig, J Fitness, A Frodsham, L Zhang, D Kwiatkowski and A V S Hill
Genes Immun 4: 275-282; doi:10.1038/sj.gene.6363962
Polymorphisms in lymphotoxin alpha and CD14 genes influence TNF
production induced by Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria FREE
S E L Temple, K Y Cheong, C M Almeida, P Price and G W Waterer
Genes Immun 4: 283-288; doi:10.1038/sj.gene.6363963
Novel association suggests multiple independent QTLs within chromosome 5q21–33 region control variation in total humans IgE levels FREE
K R Ahmadi, J S Lanchbury, P Reed, M Chiano, D Thompson, M Galley, A Line, E Lank, H J Wong, D Strachan and T D Spector
Genes Immun 4: 289-297; doi:10.1038/sj.gene.6363968
Identification, structural characterization, and tissue distribution of Tsg-5: a new TNF-stimulated gene FREE
E F Abrantes, E G Pires, A F Carvalho, F F Costa, W Savino and L F L Reis
Genes Immun 4: 298-311; doi:10.1038/sj.gene.6363949
Brief Communication
Osteopontin polymorphisms and disease course in multiple sclerosis FREE
S Caillier, L F Barcellos, S E Baranzini, A Swerdlin, R R Lincoln, L Steinman, E Martin, J L Haines, M Pericak-Vance, S L Hauser and J R Oksenberg (The Multiple Sclerosis Genetics Group)
Genes Immun 4: 312-315; doi:10.1038/sj.gene.6363952
