Autoantibodies. (2011)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Yehuda Shoenfeld, M. Eric Gershwin, Pier Luigi Meroni.
• Other Names: Shoenfeld, Yehuda, 1948-; Meroni, Pier-Luigi; Gershwin, M. Eric, 1946-
• Contents: PREFACE; FOREWORD ¡V Autoantibodies: History and Horizons; INTRODUCTION: AUTOANTIBODIES-UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS ; What is an autoantibody?; Natural Autoantibodies, Heralding, Protecting and Inducing Autoimmunity; Molecular Mimicry; Affinity and Avidity of Autoantibodies; Pathogenic Mechanisms and Clinical Relevance of Autoantibodies; Native Autoantigens Versus Recombinant Autoantigens; Redox-Reactive Autoantibodies; Predictive Autoantibodies; Autoantibody Subclasses; Idiotypes and Anti-idiotypes; Novel Diagnostic Methods for Autoantibody Detection; ALLERGIC DISEASE AUTOANTIBODIES ; Human IgE Specific Autoantibodies and Autoantibodies to IgE Receptors; ANTINEUTROPHIL ANTIBODIES ; Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Autoantibodies with Specificity for Myeloperoxidase; Novel Thoughts on Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Autoantibodies; Neutrophil-Specific Antinuclear and Anti-Cytoplasmic Antibodies in Chronic Inflammatory Diseases; Antineutrophil Cytoplasmatic Autoantibodies with Specificity to Proteinase 3; ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODIES ; Antinuclear Antibodies: General Introduction; Anti-nucleolar Antibodies; Anti-Chromatin (Nucleosome) Autoantibodies; Centromere Autoantibodies; dsDNA Autoantibodies; Histone Autoantibodies; Ku and Ki Autoantibodies; Neuronal Nuclear Autoantibodies, Type 1 (Hu); Nuclear Envelope Protein Autoantibodies/Anti-laminin Autoantibodies; Anti-nucleosome Autoantibodies; Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen Autoantibodies; Anti-RA-33 Antibodies (Antibodies to the Heterogeneous Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein A2; Anti-Ribosomal P Antibodies; SS-A (Ro) Autoantibodies; Topoisomerase-I (Sci-70) Autoantibodies; SS-B (La) Autoantibodies; Anti-RNA Polymerase III Antibodies; AUTOANTIBODIES TO BIOLOGIC FACTORS/STRUCTURES ; GW Bodies, P Bodies and Components of the miRNA Pathway; Golgi Complex and Endosome Antibodies; p53 Autoantibodies; Human Antiganglioside Autoantibodies; Human Anti-ƒÑ-Galactosyl Antibodies; Autoantibodies in Therapeutic Preparation of Human Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG); Cytokine Antibodies; Cytoskeletal Autoantibodies/Anti-actin Antibodies; Fibrillarin Autoantibodies; Fibronectin Autoantibodies; Interferon-inducible Protein IFI 16 Autoantibodies; CARDIAC AUTOANTIBODIES ; Autoantibodies in Atherosclerosis; Heat Shock Protein Autoantibodies; Myocardial Auto-antibodies and Their Clinical Significance; ENDOCRINE AUTOANTIBODIES ; Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase Autoantibodies; Insulin Autoantibodies/Islet Cell Autoantibodies/Other Autoantibodies in IDDM; Antibodies to Adrenal, Gonadal Tissues and Steroidogenic Enzymes; Thyroglobulin Autoantibodies/Thyroid Peroxidase Autoantibodies/Thyrotropin Receptor; GI AND LIVER AUTOANTIBODIES ; Anti-Intestinal Goblet Cell Antibodies; Tumor Associated Autoantibodies; Cryoglobulins and Cryoglobulins Secondary to Hepatitis C Virus Infection; Anti-tissue Transglutaminase and Anti-endomyisial Antibodies; Anti-gliadin Antibodies; Reticulin Autoantibodies; Liver Cytosol Antigen Type 1 Autoantibodies (LC-1), Liver Kidney Microsomal Autoantibodies (LKM), and Liver Microsomal Autoantibodies (LM); Antimitochondrial Antibodies; Parietal Cell and Intrinsic Factor Autoantibodies; Smooth Muscle Autoantibodies; HEMATOLOGIC AUTOANTIBODIES ; Coagulation Factor Autoantibodies; Autoantibodies in Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia; Platelet Autoantibodies; Red Cell Autoantibodies; Lymphocytotoxic Autoantibodies; KIDNEY AUTOANTIBODIES ; Anti-ATP Synthase ƒÒ-Chain Autoantibodies; Glomerular Basement Membrane Autoantibodies; Nephritic Factor Autoantibodies; NEUROLOGICAL SYSTEM AUTOANTIBODIES ; Acetylcholine Receptor and Muscle Specific Kinase Autoantibodies; Myositis Autoantibodies: Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetase, Signal Recognition Particle, Mi-2, and PM-Scl Autoantibodies; Anti-MOG Antibodies; Antibodies to Hsp 70 in Inner Ear Disease; Autoantibodies in the Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome (LEMS) and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS); Ganglioside Autoantibodies; Myelin Associated Antibodies: Myelin-associated Glycoprotein Autoantibodies; Myelin Basic Protein Autoantibodies and Myelin Proteolipid Autoantibodies in Neurologic Diseases; Paraneoplastic Neurological Antibodies: 1. Nuclear; Paraneoplastic Neurological Antibodies: 2. Purkinje Cell Cytoplasm; Paraneoplastic Neurological Antibodies: 3. Additional Reactivities; Retinal Autoantibodies; Autoantibodies in Epilepsy; RHEUMATIC DISEASE AUTOANTIBODIES ; Anti-fodrin Antibodies; Antibodies to Laminin; Autoantibodies Against Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptor in Patients with Sjogren¡¦s Syndrome; B2 ¡VGlycoprotein I Autoantibodies; C1 Inhibitor Autoantibodies; Autoantibodies to C1q; Anti-Collagen Antibodies; Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide Antibody; Anti-endothelial Cell Autoantibodies; Lupus Anticoagulant Testing; Anti-cardiolipin Antibodies; Phospholipid Autoantibodies (Non Anti-cardiolipin)-Anti-Prothrombin Antibodies; Rheumatoid Factors; SKIN DISEASE AUTOANTIBODIES ; Autoantibodies to Mucocutaneous Antigens; UNIQUE CLINICAL SITUATIONS ; Autoimmunity and the Newer Biopharmaceuticals; Autoantibodies Against Tumor Suppressor Proteins; Detection of Autoantibodies Using Protein Arrays; Autoantibodies and Pregnancy Loss; Anti Glycan Antibodies; FUTURE DIRECTIONS
• Edition: 2nd ed
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Elsevier Science
• Publication Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource (872 pages)
• Subjects: 616.97/8; Autoantibodies; Autoantibodies; Autoimmune Diseases -- etiology
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780080467238; 0080467237
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