Download or read book Case Studies in Immunology Activation induced Cytidine Deaminase AID Deficiency written by Raif Geha and published by Garland Science. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents case histories to illustrate in a clinical context essential points about the mechanisms of immunity. It includes cases that illustrate both recently discovered genetic immunodeficiencies and some more familiar and common diseases with interesting immunology.
Download or read book Case Studies in Immunology written by Raif Geha and published by Garland Science. This book was released on 2010-07-29 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents case histories to illustrate in a clinical context essential points about the mechanisms of immunity. It includes cases that illustrate both recently discovered genetic immunodeficiencies and some more familiar and common diseases with interesting immunology.
Download or read book Case Studies in Immunology Multiple Sclerosis written by Raif Geha and published by Garland Science. This book was released on 2012-02-17 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This case study is about a 29-year-old professional oboe player who was first diagnosed for optic neuritis and then for multiple sclerosis (MS). MS is an example of a T-cell mediated autoimmune disease, wherein there is an autoimmune attack on the integrity of the central nervous system.
Download or read book Case Studies in Immunology Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency written by Raif Geha and published by Garland Science. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a case history of a patient with leukocyte adhesion deficiency to illustrate essential points about the mechanisms of immunity and to explain some of the immunological problems often seen in the clinic. It is helpful for medical and pre-medical students.
Download or read book Case Studies in Immunology Factor I Deficiency written by Raif Geha and published by Garland Science. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This case study is about a 25-year-old male admitted into hospital for the 28th time. He was later diagnosed with a genetic deficiency in factor I that were instrumental in deciphering the mechanism of activation of the alternative pathway of complement activation important in innate immunity.
Download or read book Case Studies in Immunology Deficiency of the C8 Complement Component written by Raif Geha and published by Garland Science. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a case history of a patient with deficiency of the C8 complement component, to illustrate essential points about the mechanisms of immunity and to explain some of the immunological problems often seen in the clinic. It is helpful for medical and pre-medical students.
Download or read book Case Studies in Immunology Drug Induced Serum Sickness written by Raif Geha and published by Garland Science. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a case study of a 12-year-old boy who received massive intravenous penicillin and ampicillin injections to treat pneumonia and developed a serum sickness reaction to the antibiotics. Serum sickness can prove fatal if it provokes kidney shutdown or bleeding in a critical area.
Download or read book Case Studies in Immunology Interferon Receptor Deficiency written by Raif Geha and published by Garland Science. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a case history of a patient with interferon-gamma receptor deficiency to illustrate essential points about the mechanisms of immunity and to explain some of the immunological problems seen in the clinic. It is intended to help medical students and pre-medical students.
Download or read book Case Studies in Immunology MHC Class II Deficiency written by Raif Geha and published by Garland Science. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents case histories to illustrate essential points about the mechanisms of immunity and to explain some of the immunological problems seen in the clinic. It is intended to help medical students and pre-medical students to understand the importance of basic immunological mechanisms.
Download or read book Case Studies in Immunology MHC Class I Deficiency written by Raif Geha and published by Garland Science. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a case history of a patient with MHC class I deficiency, to illustrate essential points about the mechanisms of immunity and to explain some of the immunological problems often seen in the clinic. It is helpful for medical and pre-medical students.
Download or read book Case Studies in Immunology Interleukin 1 Receptor associated Kinase 4 Deficiency written by Raif Geha and published by Garland Science. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This case study is about a 6-year-old boy with recurrent pneumococcal meningitis. It provides information on an inability of the innate immune system to detect pathogen presence, and the sequencing of DNA for the IRAK4 gene that revealed a homozygous nonsense mutation within the kinase domain.
Download or read book Case Studies in Immunology Lepromatous Leprosy written by Raif Geha and published by Garland Science. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a case history of a patient with lepromatous leprosy, to illustrate in a clinical context essential points about the mechanisms of immunity and to explain some of the immunological problems often seen in the clinic. It is helpful for medical students and pre-medical students.
Download or read book Case Studies in Immunology Omenn Syndrome written by Raif Geha and published by Garland Science. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents case histories to illustrate in a clinical context essential points about the mechanisms of immunity. It includes cases that illustrate both recently discovered genetic immunodeficiencies and some more familiar and common diseases with interesting immunology.
Download or read book Case Studies in Immunology Multiple Sclerosis written by Raif Geha and published by Garland Science. This book was released on 2012-02-17 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This case study is about a 29-year-old professional oboe player who was first diagnosed for optic neuritis and then for multiple sclerosis (MS). MS is an example of a T-cell mediated autoimmune disease, wherein there is an autoimmune attack on the integrity of the central nervous system.
Download or read book Case Studies in Immunology Multiple Myeloma written by Raif Geha and published by Garland Science. This book was released on 2011-09-13 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents case histories to illustrate essential points about the mechanisms of immunity and to explain some of the immunological problems seen in the clinic. It is intended to help medical students and pre-medical students to understand the importance of basic immunological mechanisms.
Download or read book Case Studies in Immunology Rheumatoid Arthritis written by Raif Geha and published by Garland Science. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents case histories that are chosen for two purposes: to illustrate in a clinical context essential points about the mechanisms of immunity; and to describe and explain some of the immunological problems often seen in the clinic.
Download or read book Case Studies in Immunology Pemphigus Vulgaris written by Raif Geha and published by Garland Science. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a case history of a patient with pemphigus vulgaris to illustrate in a clinical context essential points about the mechanisms of immunity and to explain some of the immunological problems often seen in the clinic. It is helpful for medical students and pre-medical students.
