Heterochromatin protein 1 secures survival and transmission of malaria parasites (Publications)
Clonally variant expression of surface antigens allows the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum to evade immune recognition during blood stage infection and secure malaria transmission. We demonstra
Psychiatric disorders, suicidality, and personality among young men by sexual orientation (Publications)
Personality and its potential role in mediating risk of psychiatric disorders and suicidality are assessed by sexual orientation, using data collected among young Swiss men (n=5875) recruited while pr
Sequence and diversity of T-cell receptor alpha <em>V</em>, <em>J</em>, and <em>C</em> genes of the owl monkey <em>Aotus nancymaae</em> (Publications)
We cloned and sequenced TcR alpha chain cDNA of three healthy Aotus nancymaae monkeys. Fifteen different TRAJ segments and 9 different TRAV genes were identified in the 29 rearrangements analyzed. As
Cohort profile: the study of respiratory pathogens in Andean children (Publications)
We investigated respiratory pathogens in a prospective cohort study of young children living in the Peruvian Andes. In the study we assessed viral respiratory infections among young children, and expl
Density interactions among <em>Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae</em> and <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> in the nasopharynx of young... (Publications)
Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae and Staphylococcus aureus are commonly carried in the nasopharynx of young children, and have been speculated to interact with each other. Although ear