Immune System and Disorders

Anatomy/Physiology

1.	Understanding the Immune System: How It Works National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases http://www.niaid.nih.gov/publications/immune/the_immune_system.pdf




2.	Immune System Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body_basics/immune.html




3.	Immune System National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases http://www.niaid.nih.gov/final/immun/immun.htm

Children

1.	What Is a Pediatric Allergist / Immunologist? American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.aap.org/sections/allergy/PDF/HE3015.pdf




2.	Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (Bubble Boy Disea Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/allergies/severe_immunodeficiency.html...




3.	Repeated Infections in Children American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/221.xml

Clinical Trials

1.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Severe Combined Immunodeficien National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D016511&recruiting...




2.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Immunologic Diseases National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D007154&recruiting...




3.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Granulomatous Disease, Chronic National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D006105&recruiting...

Coping

1.	Living with Primary Immunodeficiency Jeffrey Modell Foundation http://www.info4pi.org/patienttopatient/index.cfm?section=patienttopatient&...

Diagnosis/Symptoms

1.	Tips to Remember: Recurrent or Unusually Severe In American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology http://www.aaaai.org/patients/publicedmat/tips/recurrentinfections.stm




2.	4 Stages of Immunologic Testing When Primary Immun Jeffrey Modell Foundation http://npi.jmfworld.org/researchlibrary/index.cfm?section=researchlibrary&c...




3.	10 Warning Signs of Primary Immunodeficiency Jeffrey Modell Foundation http://www.info4pi.org/patienttopatient/index.cfm?section=patienttopatient&...

Dictionaries/Glossaries

1.	IDF Patient/Family Handbook: Glossary Immune Deficiency Foundation http://www.primaryimmune.org/pubs/book_pats/e_glossary.pdf

Directories

1.	Expert Locator: Immunologists Jeffrey Modell Foundation http://npi.jmfworld.org/expertlocator/index.cfm?section=expertlocator&CFID=...

Genetics

1.	Genes and Disease: Immunodeficiency with Hyper-IgM National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=gnd.section.151




2.	Research Brief: A Protein to Tie Up Loose Ends National Institute of General Medical Sciences http://www.nigms.nih.gov/news/releases/brief_lieber.html




3.	Genes and Disease: DiGeorge Syndrome National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?call=bv.View..ShowSection&rid=gnd...




4.	Genetics Home Reference: X-linked severe combined National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=xlinkedseverecombinedimmunodeficiency




5.	Genetics Home Reference: 22q11.2 deletion syndrome National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=22q112deletionsyndrome




6.	Genes and Disease: Diseases of the Immune System National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?call=bv.View..ShowSection&rid=gnd...




7.	Genes and Disease: Severe Combined Immunodeficienc National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?call=bv.View..ShowSection&rid=gnd...

National Institutes of Health

1.	Primary Immune Deficiency National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/pid.htm




2.	When the Body's Defenses Are Missing: Primary National Institute of Child Health and Human Development http://www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/pubs/primaryimmunobooklet.htm

Organizations

1.	National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disea http://www.niaid.nih.gov/




2.	Immune Deficiency Foundation http://www.primaryimmune.org/




3.	American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunolog http://www.aaaai.org/

Overviews

1.	IDF Patient/Family Handbook for Primary Immune Def Immune Deficiency Foundation http://www.primaryimmune.org/pubs/book_pats/book_pats.htm




2.	National Primary Immunodeficiency Interactive FAQ& Jeffrey Modell Foundation http://npi.jmfworld.org/faq/index.cfm?section=faq&CFID=3169571&CFTOKEN=2854...

Prevention/Screening

1.	Immunizations for the Immune-Impaired Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AR00016




2.	General information Regarding HIV and Travel: Heal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/travel/hivtrav.htm

Research

1.	Powerful Technologies Probe Innate Immunity National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/jan2003/niaid-08.htm




2.	NIAID Initiative Addresses Primary Immune Deficien National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/oct2003/niaid-03.htm




3.	Cocaine May Compromise Immune System, Increase Ris National Institute on Drug Abuse http://www.nida.nih.gov/NIDA_notes/NNvol18N6/Cocaine.html




4.	Antifungal Drug Helps Kids with Immune Disorder Av National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/jun2003/niaid-11.htm

Specific Conditions

1.	Antiphospholipid-Antibody Syndrome Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00140

Treatment

1.	How to Keep an Infusion Log: Intravenous Immune Gl Immune Deficiency Foundation http://www.primaryimmune.org/pubs/infusion_log.pdf




2.	Methotrexate American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/628.xml

Women

1.	Fetal Immunity? Why the Mother's Immune Syste Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00687