Autoimmune Diseases in Endocrinology

Anthony P. Weetman

Springer Science & Business Media

2007

434 páginas

14h 28m

ISBN-13: 9781597455176

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.