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Molecular Mimicry : Cross-Reactivity Between Microbes and Host Proteins as a Cause of Autoimmunity /

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This volume focuses on the evidence for or against molecular mimicry as a cause of autoimmunity. Contributions from recognized experts present their original findings, and the final chapter reviews the overall perspective of molecular mimicry, how to use its principles in clinical investigation and...

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Main Author: Oldstone, Michael B. A.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1989.
Series:Current topics in microbiology and immunology ; 145.
Subjects:
Medicine.
Immunology.
Microbiology.
Medical virology.
Allergy.
Internal medicine.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This volume focuses on the evidence for or against molecular mimicry as a cause of autoimmunity. Contributions from recognized experts present their original findings, and the final chapter reviews the overall perspective of molecular mimicry, how to use its principles in clinical investigation and list the conceptual traits by which autoimmune disaese can occur.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (vii, 141 pages 28 illustrations)
ISBN:9783642745942 (electronic bk.)
3642745946 (electronic bk.)
ISSN:0070-217X ;