Autoimmune diseases comprise a bizzare collection of disorders with little apparent in
common other than that each is associated in some manner with an immune response in …

Primarily intended as a textbook for the undergraduate and postgraduate students of
Biosciences, Biotechnology and Biochemistry, this compact and well-organized text now in …

The paths between normal immunity and autoimmunity are winding and not without
unexpected turns. Three decades ago, textbooks of immunology presented a pleasingly …

This is the first book to address all aspects of the biology of autoantibodies in a single
volume, including a discussion of immunology, experimental models, clinical aspects, and …

During the last thirty years we have undergone a revolution in our thinking on
autoantibodies, autoimmunity and autoimmune diseases. From “horror autotoxicus” we have …

This volume is THE definitive, completely up-to-date, reference work for ALL researchers
and clinicians working in autoimmunity. Up-to-Date: This is a timely critical review of more …

Natural autoantibodies/natural autoimmunity forms a network that serves to protect the
organism from outer and inner danger but may also contribute to autoimmune disease. This …

The etiology of autoimmune diseases is due to a combination of genetic predisposition and
environmental factors that alter the expression of immune regulatory genes through various …

There have been significant advances in our understanding of human autoimmunity that
have led to improvements in classification and diagnosis and, most importantly, research …

Autoimmune diseases are the result of specific immune responses directed against
structures of the self (Burnet and Fenner, 1949). The organism possesses powerful …