Overview
- Presents the latest research findings and treatment trends for SLE and Sjögren syndrome
- Covers both basic science and clinical medicine
- Discusses “treat to target” interventions
- Highlights key points for ease of reference
Part of the book series: Rare Diseases of the Immune System (RDIS)
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Table of contents (28 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
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Front Matter
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Keywords
About this book
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Dario Roccatello is Full Professor of Clinical Pathology at the University of Turin and Director of the Center of Research on Immunopathology and Rare Diseases (CMID), San Giovanni Bosco Hospital, Turin. He is also Director of the Interregional Coordination Center of Rare Diseases for Piedmont and Aosta Valley, and Director of the 2nd level 2-year Master on Rare Diseases at Turin Med. School. He specialized in nephrology and nuclear medicine, and is presently interested in molecular medicine, specifically in the field of Realtime PCR. Prof. Roccatello has been visiting fellow at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide (Australia) lead a Research Collaboration with the Pathology Department Brown University of Providence, Rhode Island, USA, was visitor Investigator at the Department of Immunology and Allergic Diseases, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, USA and Attaché Associé Scientifique at the Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire of Grenoble (France). He has authored 400 scientific articles, 118 of which published in Peer-reviewed International Journals, in the fields of nephrology, clinical immunology and laboratory medicine.
Lorenzo Emmi is Head of the Reference Center for Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, at AOU Careggi Hospital, Florence, and Full Professor of immunoallergology in several medical schools at Florence University. He is author of many articles in international peer-reviewed journals and author/editor of volumes related to his field of activity. He has lead a group of rheumatologists in the preparation of Regional guidelines on systemic autoimmune diseases and is currently in charge, as head of the Center for Autoimmune Diseases, of establishing a regional network on allergologic diseases for the Tuscany region. Dr. Emmi is series editor with Professor Domenico Prisco.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Connective Tissue Disease
Book Subtitle: A Comprehensive Guide - Volume 1
Editors: Dario Roccatello, Lorenzo Emmi
Series Title: Rare Diseases of the Immune System
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24535-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-24533-1Published: 18 April 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-79642-0Published: 22 April 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-24535-5Published: 09 April 2016
Series ISSN: 2282-6505
Series E-ISSN: 2283-6403
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 406
Number of Illustrations: 11 b/w illustrations, 20 illustrations in colour
Topics: Rheumatology, Antibodies, Nephrology