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Infection and Autoimmunity, Second Edition

By Yehuda Shoenfeld , Nancy Agmon-Levin , Noel R Rose

Book information

Publisher
Academic Press
Year
2015
ISBN
0444632697, 9780444632692
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
9 MB (9856108 bytes)
Edition
2
Pages
1015\1015
Topic
Medicine immunology
Time added
2015-05-05 06:50:24

Description

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.Includes completely updated and new chaptersBrings the reader up to date and allows easy access to individual topics in one placeIdentifies infectious agents as pathogenic or protective in many autoimmune diseases

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