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Edited by Eric G. Neilson and William G. Couser. 1258 pp., illustrated. Philadelphia, Lippincott–Raven, 1997. $199. ISBN 0-397-51671-1.

This book, the most comprehensive attempt to review the immunologic basis of renal disease, is long overdue, because it is more than 50 years since the immune basis of many renal diseases was established. The book is multiauthored and includes contributions by international experts. The first two thirds are devoted to basic pathogenic mechanisms — not only immunology, but also anatomy, morphology, cell biology, tissue repair, and vascular injury. This part includes a collection of superbly written and complete essays, which are very well referenced. The last third of the book, on clinical aspects, is not substantially better than general . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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