Autoimmune Endocrine Disorders: An Issue of Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America

by Pearce, Simon H.S.

• ISBN13: 9781437704716
• ISBN10: 1437704719
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-04-01
• Publisher: SAUNDERS W B CO

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Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xiii
Preface	p. xvii
Regulatory T Cells: Key Players in Tolerance and Autoimmunity	p. 265
Clearing the AIRE: On the Pathophysiological Basis of the Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy Syndrome Type-1	p. 273
Genetics of Type 1 Diabetes and Autoimmune Thyroid Disease	p. 289
Advances in Type 1 Diabetes Therapeutics: Immunomodulation and ß-Cell Salvage	p. 303
The Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Receptor: Impact of Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone and Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Receptor Antibodies on Multimerization, Cleavage, and Signaling	p. 319
Toward Better Models of Hyperthyroid Graves' Disease	p. 343
Treatment of Graves' Hyperthyroidism: Evidence-Based and Emerging Modalities	p. 355
Thyroid-Associated Orbitopathy: Who and How to Treat	p. 373
Immunology of Addison's Disease and Premature Ovarian Failure	p. 389
Fine Tuning for Quality of Life: 21st Century Approach to Treatment of Addison's Disease	p. 407
Diagnosis and Management of Polyendocrinopathy Syndromes	p. 419
Anti-Parathyroid and Anti-Calcium Sensing Receptor Antibodies in Autoimmune Hypoparathyroidism	p. 437
Index	p. 447
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