Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Immunogenetics

Immunity is that the ability of a private to acknowledge the “self” molecules that structure one’s own body and to differentiate them from such “nonself” molecules as those found in infectious microorganisms and toxins. This process has a prominent genetic component. Knowledge of the genetic and molecular basis of the mammalian immune system has increased in parallel with the explosive advances made in somatic cell and molecular genetics. There are two major components of the immune system, both originating from the same precursor “stem” cells. The bursa component provides B lymphocytes, a class of white blood cells that, when appropriately stimulated, differentiate into plasma cells. These latter cells produce circulating soluble proteins called antibodies or immunoglobulin’s. Antibodies are produced in response to substances called antigens, most of which are foreign proteins or polysaccharides. An antibody molecule can recognize a specific antigen, combine with it, and initiate its destruction. This so-called humoral immunity is accomplished through a complicated series of interactions with other molecules and cells; some of these interactions are mediated by another group of lymphocytes, the T lymphocytes, which are derived from the thymus gland.

• Inflammatory Breast Cancer
• Major histocompatibility complex (MHC)
• Major histocompatibility antigens
• T lymphocytes
• B lymphocyte
• Immunoglobulin

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Allergy and Clinical Immunology Conference | Allergen Conference | Allergic Conference | Anaphylactic shock Conference | Anaphylaxis Conference | Tolerate | Sensitivity | Intolerant Conference | Hypoallergenic Conference | Hypersensitive Conference | Innate Immunity | Immunogenetics Conference | Immunologic Neuropathies | Immunodiagnostics Conference | Immune Tolerance Conference.

Related Societies and Associations: American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI), American Board of Allergy and Immunology (ABAI), Asociacion de Alergia, Asma e Inmunologia "Buenos Aires" (AAIBA), Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC), Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (CSACI), Canadian Society for Immunology (CSI), Macedonian Society for Basic, Clinical Immunology & Allergology (MSBCIA), Norwegian Society for Immunology (NSI), Australasian Society for Immunology (ASI), Association of Medical Laboratory Immunologists (AMLI), International Cytokine Society (ICS), Society for Leukocyte Biology (SLB), Society for Immunology and Immunopathology (SIIP), Federation Of Clinical Immunology Societies (FOCIS), European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology (EAACI), European Society for Analytical Cellular Pathology (ESACP).