Infection and autoimmunity /
Autoimmune diseases are conditions where the immune system attacks the body organs instead of foreign invaders. This book deals with the various mechanisms by which infectious agents can trigger autoimmunity such as molecular mimicry and polyclonal activation. An overview is given with regard to bac...
| Uniform Title: | Infection and autoimmunity (Shoenfeld) |
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| Other Authors: | , , |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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London :
Elsevier/Academic Press,
[2015]
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
| Series: | ClinicalKey.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Autoimmune diseases are conditions where the immune system attacks the body organs instead of foreign invaders. This book deals with the various mechanisms by which infectious agents can trigger autoimmunity such as molecular mimicry and polyclonal activation. An overview is given with regard to bacteria, viruses, and parasites associated with autoimmunity, and a summary is given on classical autoimmune diseases and the infecting agents that can induce them. |
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| Item Description: | Revised edition of: Infection and autoimmunity / editors, Yehuda Shoenfeld, Noel R. Rose. 1st ed. 2004. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxxiii, 1036 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780444632722 0444632727 |