Specialty Laboratories ::: we help doctors help patients

Medical Links

Receive Customized Information

Use & Interpretation of Laboratory Tests Books

Use & Interpretation of Laboratory Tests Books
Table of Contents in Rheumatology (Purple book)

view by chapter | view by article

Copyright Page
Dedication and Acknowledgements
Preface

Chapter 1: Antibodies and Autoantibodies

Chapter 2: Evaluation of Complement

        AH50
        C3a, C4a and C5a Anaphylatoxins
        CH50
        Complement Components
        Complement Receptors
        Complement Split Products
        Factor B
        iC3b-Neo
        Membrane Attack Complex

Chapter 3: Cytokines

        Cytokine Autoantibodies
        Cytokine Inhibitors
        Interleukin 01
        Interleukin 01 Receptor Antagonists
        Interleukin 02
        Interleukin 02 Receptor
        Interleukin 06
        Interleukin 10
        Interleukin 12
        Lymphokines

Chapter 4: Circulating Immune Complexes

        C1q Binding Assay for CIC
        Conglutinin Solid Phase Assay for CIC
        IgE Immune Complexes
        Polyethylene Glycol Assay for CIC
        Raji Cell Assay for CIC

Chapter 5: Genetics and Pathogenesis of Autoimmunity

        Autoimmunity
        C4 Allotypes
        Class I and II Antigens
        Clusters of Differentiation
        Extended Haplotypes
        Immunoglobulin Class Switching
        Major Histocompatibility Complex
        Molecular Mimicry
        Superantigens

Chapter 6: Specific Disease States Related to Autoimmunity

        Antiphospholipid Syndrome
        Autoimmune Hepatitis
        Autoimmune Hyperlipidemia And Hypolipidemia
        Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndromes
        Fibromyalgia
        Graft-Versus-Host Disease
        Paraneoplastic Syndromes
        Reactive Arthritis (ReA)

Chapter 7: Other Useful Analytes

        Acute-Phase Proteins
        Annexin V Antibodies
        Bence Jones Proteins
        C-Reactive Protein
        Cryofibrinogen
        Cryoglobulins
        Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
        Factor VIII Deficiency and Factor VIII Inhibitors
        Fibrinogen
        Glomerular Filtration Rate
        Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia
        Hyaluronan
        Immunosuppressive Agents
        Inhibitors of Clotting Factors (excluding Factor VIII)
        Koalin Clotting Time
        Lymphocyte Antigen Stimulation
        Lymphocyte Mitogen Stimulation
        Mannose-Binding Lectin
        Silicon(e)-Specific T-Cell Proliferation
        Virus Receptors
        Viscosity

Chapter 8: Appendix

        Microarrays for High-Throughput Molecular Pathology Research
        Non-Sequencing Nucleic Acid Genotyping Methods
        Receiver Operating Characteristic Curves
        Sensitivity, Specificity and Predictive Values

list of abbreviations
methodology guide

home | site map | receive email updates | virtual tour

� 1996 - 2010 Specialty Laboratories, We Help Doctors Help Patients.®
For test information, please call Specialty's Client Services at 800-421-4449.