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The Role of Micro-organisms in Non-infectious Diseases

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  1. René R. P. Vries

    1. Department of Immunohaematology and Blood Bank, University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands

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  2. Irun R. Cohen

    1. Department of Cell Biology, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel

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  3. Jon J. Rood

    1. Department of Immunohaematology and Blood Bank, University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands

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Part of the book series: Argenteuil Symposia (ARGENTEUIL)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction: HLA, Plagues and People

      • J. J. van Rood, F. H. J. Claas, R. R. P. de Vries
      Pages 1-5

  3. Autoimmune and Immunopathological Diseases

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-7
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    2. Streptococci and Rheumatic Heart Disease

      • G. H. Stollerman
      Pages 9-23

    3. Viruses and Myocarditis

      • N. R. Rose, D. A. Neumann, C. L. Burek, A. Herskowitz
      Pages 25-38

  4. Malignancies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 71-71
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    3. Viruses, Oncogenes and Cancer

      • A. J. van der Eb
      Pages 83-90

    4. Epstein-Barr Virus Infection and Cancer

      • M. A. Epstein
      Pages 91-98

  5. Mechanisms and their Implications for Prevention and Therapy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 99-99
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    4. What are the Immunogens That Incite the Autoantibodies of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

      • T. Koizumi, A. Puccetti, J. André-Schwartz, K. Barrett, R. S. Schwartz
      Pages 123-130

    5. Inappropriate HLA Molecule Expression in Epithelial Cells: Relevance for Human Autoimmunity

      • R. Mirakian, A. Ciampolillo, U. Deuss, A. Miyazaki, G. F. Bottazzo
      Pages 131-154

    6. Molecular Mimicry in Autoimmune Disease

      • T. Dyrberg
      Pages 155-165

    8. What Do Human T Cells See in the Mycobacterial 65 kDa Heat Shock Protein?

      • R. R. P. de Vries, W. C. A. van Schooten, T. H. M. Ottenhoff
      Pages 175-184

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 185-188
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About this book

Based on a symposium covering latest research, this volume contains contributions by international experts. They investigate the role that viruses play in certain diseases, and include discussions of animal models and human trials. Some of the chapters cover specifically: streptococci and rheumatic heart disease, Epstein-Barr infection and cancer, and molecular mimicry and autoimmune disease.
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Immunohaematology and Blood Bank, University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands

    René R. P. Vries, Jon J. Rood

  • Department of Cell Biology, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel

    Irun R. Cohen

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Role of Micro-organisms in Non-infectious Diseases

  • Editors: René R. P. Vries, Irun R. Cohen, Jon J. Rood

  • Series Title: Argenteuil Symposia

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1796-4

  • Publisher: Springer London

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London Limited 1990

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4471-1798-8Published: 10 December 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4471-1796-4Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1431-004X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 188

  • Topics: Allergology, Immunology, Medical Microbiology, Oncology, Virology, Human Genetics

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