Postepy Higieny i Medycyny Doswiadczalnej (Advances in Hygiene and Experimental Medicine) publishes reviews and original papers from the field of medicine and related sciences, with particular regard to immunology, microbiology, and genetics. Review papers should have the character of critical reviews pertaining to the given field. Articles submitted for publication may not have been previously published in printed or electronic form, neither in whole nor in part. Papers which qualify for publication shall become the property of Postepy Higieny i Medycyny Doswiadczalnej, to which the Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Wroclaw (Instytut Immunologii i Terapii Doswiadczalnej PAN we Wroclawiu) has legal right. .