IgG4-Related Disease

This volume focuses on IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD), a novel clinical entity involving multiple organs and of unknown origin, associated with the abundant infiltration of IgG4-positive cells. It consists of nine chapters written by prominent experts in the field and discusses the disease concept,...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Okazaki, Kazuichi. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
Edition:1st ed. 2017.
Series:Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology, 401
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52542-6
Table of Contents:
  • Current concept of IgG4-related disease
  • Diagnosis and treatment of IgG4-related disease
  • Immunogenetics of IgG4-related disease
  • The histopathology of IgG4-related disease
  • The immunobiology of immunoglobulin G-4 and Complement activation pathways in IgG4-related disease
  • Th1/Th2 immune balance in IgG4-related disease
  •  Roles of plasmablasts and B cells in IgG4-related disease
  • Roles of regulatory T and B cells in IgG4-related disease
  • Roles of innate immunity in IgG4-related disease. .