TY - BOOK ID - 7988004 TI - Connective Tissue Disease : A Comprehensive Guide - Volume 1 AU - Roccatello, Dario. AU - Emmi, Lorenzo. PY - 2016 SN - 3319245333 331924535X PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Nephrology. KW - Musculoskeletal System Diseases KW - Medicine KW - Health & Biological Sciences KW - Connective tissues KW - Sjogren's syndrome. KW - Systemic lupus erythematosus. KW - Diseases. KW - Libman-Sacks disease KW - Lupus (Systemic lupus erythematosus) KW - Lupus erythematosus, Systemic KW - Lupus erythematosus disseminatus KW - SLE (Disease) KW - Gougerot-Sjogren's syndrome KW - Sicca syndrome KW - Autoimmune diseases KW - Blood-vessels KW - Collagen diseases KW - Skin KW - Rheumatology KW - Keratoconjunctivitis sicca KW - Rheumatoid arthritis KW - Salivary glands KW - Diseases KW - Rheumatology. KW - Monoclonal antibodies. KW - Antibodies. KW - Internal medicine KW - Kidneys KW - Antibodies, Monoclonal KW - Monoclonal immunoglobulins KW - Immunoglobulins KW - Molecular cloning KW - Joints KW - Antibodies KW - Immune globulins KW - Immune serum globulin KW - Blood proteins KW - Globulins KW - Plasma cells KW - Antibody diversity KW - Antigens KW - Bacterial immunoglobulin-binding proteins UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:7988004 AB - In this volume devoted to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and Sjögren syndrome, leading specialists from different disciplines present the latest research findings on many aspects of the diseases and describe the most recent trends in treatment, such as the “treat to target” approach. Both basic science and clinical medicine are addressed, with emphasis on the most promising clinical and laboratory-based studies. The coverage is comprehensive in scope, encompassing, for example, epidemiology, pathogenesis, autoantibodies and biomarkers, disease manifestations, involvement of different organs or systems, relationships with other disorders, biological therapy of SLE, and systemic treatment of Sjögren syndrome. Readers will find this first volume of Connective Tissue Disease to be an excellent source of information on the current understanding of, and clinical approach to, SLE and Sjögren syndrome that clearly conveys the progress made in recent years. ER -