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Autoantibodies

Book • Third Edition2014

Edited by:

Yehuda Shoenfeld, Pier Luigi Meroni and M. Eric Gershwin

Autoantibodies

Book • Third Edition2014

 

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Edited by:

Yehuda Shoenfeld, Pier Luigi Meroni and M. Eric Gershwin

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Autoimmune diseases are characterized by the occurrence of antibodies reacting with self-constituents of the body. The fully updated third edition of Autoantibodies is an in-depth ... read full description

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Autoimmune diseases are characterized by the occurrence of antibodies reacting with self-constituents of the body. The fully updated third edition of Autoantibodies is an in-depth review of the main autoantibodies identified up to now, with particular emphasis on those that display a diagnostic or prognostic clinical value.

The new edition covers recent scientific advances, diagnostic techniques, and therapeutic technologies. Each chapter is focused on a single family of autoantibodies. This important reference contains historical notes, definitions, origins and sources of antigens recognized genetic associations, mediated pathogenic mechanisms, methods of detection, as well as clinical utility (disease prevalence and association, diagnostic value, sensitivity and specificity, prognostic value). This is an ideal reference for anyone involved in the field of autoimmune diseases.

Autoimmune diseases are characterized by the occurrence of antibodies reacting with self-constituents of the body. The fully updated third edition of Autoantibodies is an in-depth review of the main autoantibodies identified up to now, with particular emphasis on those that display a diagnostic or prognostic clinical value.

The new edition covers recent scientific advances, diagnostic techniques, and therapeutic technologies. Each chapter is focused on a single family of autoantibodies. This important reference contains historical notes, definitions, origins and sources of antigens recognized genetic associations, mediated pathogenic mechanisms, methods of detection, as well as clinical utility (disease prevalence and association, diagnostic value, sensitivity and specificity, prognostic value). This is an ideal reference for anyone involved in the field of autoimmune diseases.

Key Features

  • Presents all known, important autoantibodies in a single source, focusing on the antibodies needed for autoimmune disorder diagnosis
  • Includes clinical applications for each autoantibody along with general information
  • Organized by disease and disorder type, by autoantibody family, and completely cross-referenced
  • Presents all known, important autoantibodies in a single source, focusing on the antibodies needed for autoimmune disorder diagnosis
  • Includes clinical applications for each autoantibody along with general information
  • Organized by disease and disorder type, by autoantibody family, and completely cross-referenced

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ISBN

978-0-444-56378-1

Language

English

Published

2014

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Copyright © 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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Elsevier

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Editors

Yehuda Shoenfeld

Professor of Rheumatology, Head: Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Laura Schwarz-Kipp Chair for Research of Autoimmune Diseases, Tel-Aviv University, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel

Pier Luigi Meroni

Professor of Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Sciences and Community, Health - University of Milan, Chief, Division of Rheumatology, Istituto G. Pini, Milan, Italy

M. Eric Gershwin

Distinguished Professor of Medicine, The Jack and Donald Chia Professor of Medicine, Chief, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Clinical Immunology, University of California at Davis School of Medicine, Davis, CA, USA