Autoimmune Diseases in Endocrinology

Autoimmune Diseases in Endocrinology
ISBN-10
1597455172
ISBN-13
9781597455176
Category
Medical
Pages
434
Language
English
Published
2007-12-26
Publisher
Springer Science & Business Media
Author
Anthony P. Weetman

Description

This is a comprehensive and novel text that examines key features that predispose individuals to autoimmune diseases. The first section details the basic mechanism of autoimmunity and examines immunogenetic and environmental factors in autoimmunity. The next section examines autoimmune thyroid disease. The third section takes a look at Type 1 diabetes mellitus. In the final section, authors explain other autoimmune endocrinopathies.

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