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Emeritus
Ten questions for evolutionary studies of disease vulnerability (Evolutionary Applications, abstract, edited)
[Source: Evolutionary Applications, full text: <cite cite="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1752-4571.2010.00181.x/abstract">Ten questions for evolutionary studies of disease vulnerability - Nesse - 2011 - Evolutionary Applications - Wiley Online Library</cite>. Abstract, edited.]
Ten questions for evolutionary studies of disease vulnerability
1. Randolph M. Nesse
Article first published online: 17 JAN 2011
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-4571.2010.00181.x
? 2011 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Nesse, R. M. , Ten questions for evolutionary studies of disease vulnerability. Evolutionary Applications, no. doi: 10.1111/j.1752-4571.2010.00181.x
Author Information
1. Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology, Institute for Social Research, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
*Correspondence: Randolph M. Nesse, Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology, Institute for Social Research, 3018 East Hall, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. Tel.: +1 734 764 6593; fax: +1 734 647 3652; e-mail: nesse@umich.edu
Publication History 1. Article first published online: 17 JAN 2011 2. Received: 5 December 2010 Accepted: 20 December 2010
Abstract
Many evolutionary applications in medicine rely on well-established methods, such as population genetics, phylogenetic analysis, and observing pathogen evolution. Approaches to evolutionary questions about traits that leave bodies vulnerable to disease are less well developed. Strategies for formulating questions and hypotheses remain unsettled, and methods for testing evolutionary hypotheses are unfamiliar to many in medicine. This article uses recent examples to illustrate successful strategies and some common challenges. Ten questions arise in the course of considering hypotheses about traits that leave bodies vulnerable to disease. Addressing them systematically can help minimize confusion and errors.
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[Source: Evolutionary Applications, full text: <cite cite="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1752-4571.2010.00181.x/abstract">Ten questions for evolutionary studies of disease vulnerability - Nesse - 2011 - Evolutionary Applications - Wiley Online Library</cite>. Abstract, edited.]
Ten questions for evolutionary studies of disease vulnerability
1. Randolph M. Nesse
Article first published online: 17 JAN 2011
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-4571.2010.00181.x
? 2011 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Nesse, R. M. , Ten questions for evolutionary studies of disease vulnerability. Evolutionary Applications, no. doi: 10.1111/j.1752-4571.2010.00181.x
Author Information
1. Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology, Institute for Social Research, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
*Correspondence: Randolph M. Nesse, Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology, Institute for Social Research, 3018 East Hall, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. Tel.: +1 734 764 6593; fax: +1 734 647 3652; e-mail: nesse@umich.edu
Publication History 1. Article first published online: 17 JAN 2011 2. Received: 5 December 2010 Accepted: 20 December 2010
Abstract
Many evolutionary applications in medicine rely on well-established methods, such as population genetics, phylogenetic analysis, and observing pathogen evolution. Approaches to evolutionary questions about traits that leave bodies vulnerable to disease are less well developed. Strategies for formulating questions and hypotheses remain unsettled, and methods for testing evolutionary hypotheses are unfamiliar to many in medicine. This article uses recent examples to illustrate successful strategies and some common challenges. Ten questions arise in the course of considering hypotheses about traits that leave bodies vulnerable to disease. Addressing them systematically can help minimize confusion and errors.
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