Describes basic science discoveries and the latest clinical advances

Structured in accordance with the most recent classification of humoral PIDs

Covers updates in the B cell immunological synapse

Provides in-depth descriptions of novel humoral PID genes and related clinical applications

Documents the different clinical phenotypes of humoral PIDs

Autorentext

Mario M. D'Elios, MD, PhD, Specialist in Clinical Immunology & Allergy, Professor of Internal Medicine, Group leader, chief of the Nanomedicine and Immunology unit at the University of Florence, Italy. Expert in mucosal immunology, primary immunodeficiencies and infectious diseases.

Marta Rizzi, MD, PhD, Specialist in Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Group leader, Margarete von Wrangell fellow, at the Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology /Centre of Chronic Immunodeficiency, University Medical Centre Freiburg, Germany, Expert in human B lymphocytes development, primary immunodeficiency and immune dysregulation.

Klappentext

Describes basic science discoveries and the latest clinical advances Structured in accordance with the most recent classification of humoral PIDs Covers updates in the B cell immunological synapse Provides in-depth descriptions of novel humoral PID genes and related clinical applications Documents the different clinical phenotypes of humoral PIDs

Zusammenfassung

Describes basic science discoveries and the latest clinical advances

Structured in accordance with the most recent classification of humoral PIDs

Covers updates in the B cell immunological synapse

Provides in-depth descriptions of novel humoral PID genes and related clinical applications

Documents the different clinical phenotypes of humoral PIDs

Inhalt

Preface.- 1. B cells and the B-cell immunological synapse.-2 Mucosal B cells.- 3 CVID. 4 LOCID. 5 Genetics of CVID. 6 ICOS deficiency. 7 CD19 deficiency.- 8 CD20 deficiency. 9 CD21 deficiency. 10 CD81 deficiency. - 11 TACI deficiency, . 12 LRBA deficiency. 13 BAFF receptor deficiency. 14 TWEAK defects. - 15 NFKB2 deficiency. 16 WHIM syndrome. 17 Novel humoral PID genes. 18 Class Switch Recombination defects,.- 19 Selective IgA deficiency.- 20 IgA with IgG subclass deficiency. - 21 Isolated IgG subclass deficiency. 22 Thymoma with immunodeficiency. 23 PRKC delta and PI3K-delta associated diseases. 24 Differential diagnostic in hypogammaglobulinemia. 25 Management of Humoral primary immunodeficiencies in pediatrics.- 26 Management of Humoral primary immunodeficiencies in adults.- 27 Vaccines in humoral PID.- 28 Humoral PID and neoplasias.- 29 Humoral PID and autoimmunity. 30 Lung involvement.- 31 Gut involvement.- Subject Index.