The autoimmune diseases /

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Edition:4th ed.
Imprint:Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier / Academic Press, ©2006.
Description:1 online resource (xxv, 1134 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11148650
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Other authors / contributors:Rose, Noel R.
Mackay, Ian R.
ISBN:0080454747
9780080454740
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:Provides the understanding of the immune mechanisms underlying autoimmunity and autoimmune disease. This book combines common themes underlying inductive and effector mechanisms and therapies that relate generally to the autoimmune disorders. It discusses the biological basis of disease at genetic, molecular, cellular, and epidemiologic levels.
Other form:Print version: Autoimmune diseases. 4th ed. Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier / Academic Press, ©2006 0125959613
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Summary:Since publication of the Third Edition in 1998, the understanding of the immune mechanisms underlying autoimmunity and autoimmune disease has significantly deepened and broadened. This Fourth Edition incorporates new material and combines common themes underlying inductive and effector mechanisms and therapies that relate generally to the autoimmune disorders. It discusses the biological basis of disease at genetic, molecular, cellular, and epidemiologic levels.<br> <br> New to This Edition:* Tissue-specific interventions to arrest or "cure" autoimmune disease* Bone marrow eradication and replacement* Both basic science and clinical medicine is covered* Boxed points to emphasize key features of each chapter
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxv, 1134 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0080454747
9780080454740