Autoimmunity, Part A

The incidence of autoimmune diseases is increasing worldwide, and
the search for better management of these diseases and even for a
cure is being pursued by scientists from many disciplines. Tools
from the areas of genetics, neuroscience, cell biology, virology,
and infectious disease are being applied to the problem and are
yielding useful results.

This volume contains the first section of the proceedings of a
large, comprehensive meeting held in Sorrento, Italy. Because the
meeting focused on such an important area of human health, four
volumes have been dedicated to it: Part A presents new principles
in autoimmunity, including the roles of key players such as
designed ankyrin repeat proteins, SLAM-associated protein,
interleukin-12, human proteinase 3, the complement system, IgG,
disturbances in cytokine synthesis, and IFN-gamma blockers. The
second section of the volume takes a look at new diagnostic tools,
including screening of endothelial expression libraries, electrical
skin impedance, and IgA anti-tissue transglutaminase antibody
assays.

Autoimmunity, Part B continues the presentation of basic
research and its applications with a focus on genetics. Parts C and
D present the clinical research in various manifestations of
autoimmune disease and its treatments.

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