Autoimmune diseases in endocrinology /

Autoimmune diseases in endocrinology /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Totowa, N.J. : Humana, c2008.
Description:	xii, 434 p. : ill.
Language:	English
Series:	Contemporary endocrinology Contemporary endocrinology (Totowa, N.J. : Unnumbered)
Subject:	Autoimmune Diseases. Endocrine System Diseases. Autoimmunity. Endocrine glands -- Diseases -- Immunological aspects. Autoimmune diseases. Autoimmune diseases. Endocrine glands -- Diseases -- Immunological aspects.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6653898

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Other authors / contributors:	Weetman, Anthony P.
ISBN:	9781588297334 (hbk. : alk. paper) 1588297330 (hbk. : alk. paper) 9781597455176 (eISBN) 1597455172 (eISBN)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	Autoimmune Diseases in Endocrinology is a comprehensive and novel text that examines key features that predispose individuals to autoimmune diseases. The text begins with three introductory chapters which provide sufficient information so that anyone, including those without a background in recent immunology, will be able to understand the developments in the field. The next and largest section of the book concerns autoimmune thyroid disease, and authors of these chapters take the reader through the basic epidemiology, genetic and environmental risk factors, immunopathogenesis, and the diagnostic and management aspect of the disease. The next section discusses Type 1 diabetes mellitus. In the final section, authors explain other autoimmune endocrinopathies, including Addison's disease, premature ovarian failure, autoimmune hypophysitis, and autoimmune polyglandular syndrome types 1 and 2. Comprehensive and timely, Autoimmune Diseases in Endocrinology will become an essential reference for all endocrinologists and internal medicine practitioners working in this field.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Contributors
Part I. Introductory Chapters
1. Basic Mechanisms in Autoimmunity
2. Immunogenetic Factors in Autoimmunity
3. Environmental Factors in Autoimmune Endocrinopathies
Part II. Autoimmune Thyroid Disease
4. Animal Models of Autoimmune Thyroid Disease
5. Thyroid Autoantigens
6. Graves' Disease
7. Autoimmune Hypothyroidism
8. Postpartum Thyroiditis
9. Thyroid-Associated Ophthalmopathy and Dermopathy
Part III. Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
10. Animal Models of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
11. Islet Cell Autoantigens
12. Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Part IV. Other Autoimmune Endocrinopathies
13. Addison's Disease
14. Premature Ovarian Failure
15. Autoimmune Hypophysitis
16. Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndrome Type 1
17. Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndrome Type 2
Index