Autoantibodies /

This book covers recent scientific advances, diagnostic techniques, and therapeutic technologies in the field of autoimmune diseases. Each chapter is focused on a single family of autoantibodies, providing historical notes, origins and sources of antigens recognized genetic associations, mediated pa...

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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Shoenfeld, Yehuda, 1948- (Editor), Gershwin, M. Eric, 1946- (Editor), Meroni, Pier-Luigi (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2014.
Edition:Third edition.
Series:Elsevier science & technology books.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This book covers recent scientific advances, diagnostic techniques, and therapeutic technologies in the field of autoimmune diseases. Each chapter is focused on a single family of autoantibodies, providing historical notes, 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).
Physical Description:1 online resource (lx, 855 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780444593771
0444593772
9781306167802
1306167809
0444563784
9780444563781