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Trainees in preparation for the MRCP examination will welcome the
much-anticipated new edition of this 'gold standard' revision book.
Revised and updated throughout to encompass new developments in
medical diagnostics and therapeutics, and restructured to reflect
the recent changes in the format of the Part 2 written examination,
the book continues to offer a more detailed and
examination-orientated approach than other revision guides on the
market. The appeal of the book lies not only in the careful
adherence to the examination format, but also in the invaluable
hints it provides on exam technique, with suggestions of
information that will be helpful when tackling the exam presented
in a 'revision-friendly' boxed format.
This comprehensive and definitive work succeeds and expands on the
highly successful HLA and Disease published in 1994. This new
edition has been updated, redesigned and reorganised into three
sections making it an invaluable reference.
The introductory section summarises current knowledge on the
structure, function, genetics and evolution of the HLA system. It
clarifies its complex and ever changing nomenclature and discusses
the mechanisms underlying disease associations with HLA alleles.
The second section deals with the importance of HLA in the context
of different clinical specialities. Individual chapters describe
the association between HLA polymorphism and each disease. The
final section features chapters on current laboratory practice in
histocompatibility and tissue typing.
HLA in Health and Disease is essential reading for basic and
clinical researchers working in immunology and immunogenetics,
transplantation medicine and autoimmunity. It will also be of
interest to anyone in the fields of rheumatology, diabetology,
nephrology, allergy, dermatology, neurology, endocrinology, cancer
biology, respiratory medicine, haematology, molecular biology and
biochemistry.
Key Features
* Structure, function and genetics of HLA
* HLA nomenclature
* Evolution of HLA polymorphisms
* HLA associations in arthritis and rheumatology, renal disease,
neurology, diabetes and endocrinology, gastroenterology,
respiratory disease, ophthalmology, infections, dermatology and
psychiatry
* HLA and organ transplantation
* Serological and PCR-based methods in HLA typing
* Cellular techniques in testing histocompatibility
* Edited and written by an international panel of experts in the
field
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