{"title":"Miscellaneous conditions, including autoinflammatory syndromes","authors":"G. Spickett","doi":"10.1093/med/9780198789529.003.0014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198789529.003.0014","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter covers the presentation, immunogenetics, immunopathology, diagnosis, treatment, and testing for a range of miscellaneous diseases not covered in other parts of the book.","PeriodicalId":448046,"journal":{"name":"Oxford Handbook of Clinical Immunology and Allergy","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122071473","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Autoimmunity affecting the nervous system","authors":"G. Spickett","doi":"10.1093/med/9780198789529.003.0005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198789529.003.0005","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter covers a range of autoimmune conditions affecting the nervous system. It describes the presentation, immunogenetics, immunopathology, related autoantibodies, treatment, and testing for each example. It also covers the demyelinating diseases (including MS, Guillian-Barré Syndrome, and uncommon variants), neuropathies, and autoimmunity in other neurological diseases.","PeriodicalId":448046,"journal":{"name":"Oxford Handbook of Clinical Immunology and Allergy","volume":"70 12","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114087118","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Transplantation","authors":"G. Spickett","doi":"10.1093/med/9780198789529.003.0015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198789529.003.0015","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter covers the indications, methods, immunological considerations, and monitoring of various types of transplantation. Covering stem cell transplantation, gene therapy, graft vs host disease, graft failure, and solid organ transplantation, the chapter provides an immunological overview of the subject.","PeriodicalId":448046,"journal":{"name":"Oxford Handbook of Clinical Immunology and Allergy","volume":"76 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125896731","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Immunochemistry","authors":"G. Spickett","doi":"10.1093/med/9780199603244.003.0017","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/med/9780199603244.003.0017","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter covers the basic techniques used in immunochemistry, including electrophoresis, immunoelectrophoresis, immunofixation, isoelectric focusing, and immunoblotting. It then specifies the units, normal ranges, test principles, and indications for over 50 immunological tests.","PeriodicalId":448046,"journal":{"name":"Oxford Handbook of Clinical Immunology and Allergy","volume":"139 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132866973","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Immunotherapy","authors":"G. Spickett","doi":"10.1093/med/9780198789529.003.0016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198789529.003.0016","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter gives an overview of the complex area of immunotherapy. It covers the major mechanisms of immunomodulation, the generation of the immune response, modern approaches to vaccine development, and the basics of replacement therapy. It highlights immunosuppressive or immunomodulatory drugs and biologicals by type, as well as allergy interventions.","PeriodicalId":448046,"journal":{"name":"Oxford Handbook of Clinical Immunology and Allergy","volume":"34 15","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120988327","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Autoantibodies","authors":"G. Spickett","doi":"10.1093/med/9780198789529.003.0018","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198789529.003.0018","url":null,"abstract":"There are many hundreds of reported autoantibodies, not all of clinical value. The repertoire of the typical regional immunology laboratory will cover most of the ones described within this chapter. Some will only be available through specialist referral laboratories, or through research laboratories. This chapter covers techniques, then the units, principles, indications, and interpretation for tests for individual autoantibodies.","PeriodicalId":448046,"journal":{"name":"Oxford Handbook of Clinical Immunology and Allergy","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125817319","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Primary immunodeficiency","authors":"G. Spickett","doi":"10.1093/med/9780198789529.003.0001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198789529.003.0001","url":null,"abstract":"In general, immunodeficiencies are divided into those of the specific immune system (e.g. T cells or B cells or combined) or those of the innate or non-specific immune system (e.g. complement and neutrophils). Immunodeficiencies may also be divided into primary (usually genetic) and secondary, where the immune defect is caused by some other non-immunological disease. This chapter describes the classification and clinical features of primary immunodeficiencies, and then the cause, presentation, diagnosis, immunology, and treatment for a wide range of immunodeficiencies.","PeriodicalId":448046,"journal":{"name":"Oxford Handbook of Clinical Immunology and Allergy","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123115831","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Tissue typing","authors":"G. Spickett","doi":"10.1093/med/9780198789529.003.0021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198789529.003.0021","url":null,"abstract":"Covering tissue typing, this chapter describes key elements for tissue matching, a key element for successful transplantation. Methods for detecting pre-formed circulating antibodies, serological tests, and genotyping are all described. Techniques including RFLP, PCR, sequence-specific primer are explained, along with a look forward to next-generation sequencing.","PeriodicalId":448046,"journal":{"name":"Oxford Handbook of Clinical Immunology and Allergy","volume":"321 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124541373","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cellular investigations","authors":"G. Spickett","doi":"10.1093/med/9780198789529.003.0020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198789529.003.0020","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter covers cellular investigations, including identification of cell surface phenotype, intracellular proteins, cellular function, secreted products, and abnormal constituents. Techniques are described, along with principles for testing and interpretation of the results.","PeriodicalId":448046,"journal":{"name":"Oxford Handbook of Clinical Immunology and Allergy","volume":"62 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126420024","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Allergy tests","authors":"G. Spickett","doi":"10.1093/med/9780198789529.003.0019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198789529.003.0019","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter describes allergy tests, including their principles for testing, indications, and methods of interpreting the assays and tests. Limitations are also covered, along with key recombinant allergens for common substances that provoke an allergic reaction.","PeriodicalId":448046,"journal":{"name":"Oxford Handbook of Clinical Immunology and Allergy","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125426537","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}