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immune system disorder
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Introduction
Immune deficiencies
Hereditary and congenital deficiencies
Deficiencies caused by infection
Deficiencies caused by drug therapy
Deficiencies caused by malnutrition
Deficiencies associated with limited environmental exposure
Allergies
Type I hypersensitivity
Sensitization, activation, and effector phases
Type I allergic reactions
Typical type I allergens
Treatment of type I allergic responses
Type II hypersensitivity
Type III hypersensitivity
Type IV hypersensitivity
Tuberculin-type hypersensitivity
Contact hypersensitivity and dermatitis
Autoimmune disorders
Basic processes underlying autoimmunity
Alteration of self antigens
Release of sequestered self antigens
Cross-reaction with foreign antigens
Genetic factors
Examples of autoimmune disorders
Autoimmune diseases of the thyroid gland
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Pernicious anemia and autoimmune gastritis
Rheumatoid arthritis
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Multiple sclerosis
Type I (insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus
Other autoimmune disorders
Cancers of the lymphocytes
Genetic causes of cancer
Malignant transformation of lymphocytes
Treatment of cancers through identification of antigens
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