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Major topics of immunology are reviewed as background to real clinical cases that illustrate the imp...
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Major topics of immunology are reviewed as background to real clinical cases that illustrate the importance of an understanding of immunology in diagnosis and therapy. Common disorders of immunity are introduced in a clinical setting, including hypersensitivity types I-IV and autoimmune disorders such as lupus and autoimmune diabetes. Five new cases have been added for this edition. Rosen is professor of pediatrics and president of the Center for Blood Research at the Harvard Medical School. Geha is professor of pediatrics at the Harvard Medical School and chief of the Division of Immunology, Allergy, and Rheumatology at Boston Children's Hospital. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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