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- The primary NIH organization for research on Immune System and Disorders is the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Immune System and Disorders
When your body encounters a germ, its first line of defense is your immune system. Specialized cells and organs help your body recognize and respond to foreign invaders. Your immune system even has its own circulatory system, called the lymphatic system.
If your immune system cannot do its job, the results can be serious. Disorders of the immune system include
- Allergy and asthma - inappropriate immune responses to substances that are usually harmless
- Graft-vs.-host disease - a life-threatening reaction in people receiving organ transplants
- Immune deficiency diseases - disorders in which your resistance to disease becomes dangerously low
- Autoimmune diseases - diseases causing your immune system to attack your own body's cells and tissues by mistake
Start Here
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Immune System(Nemours Foundation)
Also available in Spanish
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Immune System
(National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
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Primary Immunodeficiency(National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
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Overviews
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IDF Patient/Family Handbook for Primary Immune Deficiency Diseases(Immune Deficiency Foundation) - Links to PDF
Also available in Spanish
- Primary Immunodeficiency Resource Center FAQs(Jeffrey Modell Foundation)
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IDF Patient/Family Handbook for Primary Immune Deficiency Diseases(Immune Deficiency Foundation) - Links to PDF
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Latest News
- Immune System Biomarkers May Predict Early Lung Cancer(09/15/2008, HealthDay)
- Immune Response May Hinder Stem Cell Treatments(08/18/2008, HealthDay)
- New Molecular Trigger Described for Hypertension, Diabetes(06/30/2008, HealthDay)
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Diagnosis/Symptoms
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10 Warning Signs of Primary Immunodeficiency(Jeffrey Modell Foundation)
Also available in Spanish
- 4 Stages of Immunologic Testing When Primary Immunodeficiency Is Suspected(Jeffrey Modell Foundation)
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Tips to Remember: Recurrent or Unusually Severe Infections(American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology)
Also available in Spanish
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10 Warning Signs of Primary Immunodeficiency(Jeffrey Modell Foundation)
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Treatment
- Inherited Immune System Disorders(National Marrow Donor Program)
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Prevention/Screening
- Vaccines When Your Immune System Is Compromised(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
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Coping
- Living with Primary Immunodeficiency(Jeffrey Modell Foundation)
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Disease Management
- How to Keep an Infusion Log: Intravenous Immune Globulin (IVIG)(Immune Deficiency Foundation) - Links to PDF
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Specific Conditions
- Immunodeficiency Disorders(Merck & Co., Inc.)
- Primary Immunodeficiency(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
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Primary Immunodeficiency(National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
- Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases(Jeffrey Modell Foundation)
- Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) and Transplant(National Marrow Donor Program)
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Games
- Play the Immune System Defender Game(Nobel Foundation) - Requires Flash Player
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Anatomy/Physiology
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Immune System(Nemours Foundation)
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Immune System(Nemours Foundation)
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Clinical Trials
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Granulomatous Disease, Chronic(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Immune System(National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Immune System Diseases(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Severe Combined Immunodeficiency(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Granulomatous Disease, Chronic
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Genetics
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Genetics Home Reference: 22q11.2 deletion syndrome(National Library of Medicine)
- Genetics Home Reference: Adenosine deaminase deficiency(National Library of Medicine)
- Genetics Home Reference: Chediak-Higashi syndrome(National Library of Medicine)
- Genetics Home Reference: Immune dysregulation, polyendocrinopathy, enteropathy, X-linked syndrome(National Library of Medicine)
- Genetics Home Reference: Job syndrome(National Library of Medicine)
- Genetics Home Reference: X-linked agammaglobulinemia(National Library of Medicine)
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Genetics Home Reference: X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency(National Library of Medicine)
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Genetics Home Reference: 22q11.2 deletion syndrome
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Journal Articles
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: Postnatal development of intestinal microflora as influenced by infant nutrition.
- Article: Breast-feeding and its role in early development of the immune...
- Article: Sex steroids/receptor antagonist: their use as adjuncts after trauma-hemorrhage for...
- Immune System and Disorders -- see more articles
- Immune system diseases -- see more articles
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Directories
- Expert Locator: Immunologists(Jeffrey Modell Foundation)
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Organizations
- American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology
- Immune Deficiency Foundation
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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
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Children
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Repeated Infections in Children(American Academy of Family Physicians)
Also available in Spanish
- Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (Bubble Boy Disease)(Nemours Foundation)
- What Is a Pediatric Allergist / Immunologist?(American Academy of Pediatrics) - Links to PDF
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Repeated Infections in Children(American Academy of Family Physicians)
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Teenagers
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Immune System(Nemours Foundation)
Also available in Spanish
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Immune System(Nemours Foundation)
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