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(Contemporary Immunology. Vol. 6.) Edited by Sudhir Paul. 438 pp. Totowa, N.J., Humana Press, 1999. $125. ISBN 0-89603-550-6.

Your 10-year-old child has been invited to a friend's birthday party. The main attraction will be a large, inflated castle for bouncing. You accompany your child and watch the pleasure generated as he or she bounces high. Gradually, however, as more and more children arrive you are struck by the randomness of the gymnastic feats, by the occasional bumping and the awkward landings. All too quickly, you begin to anticipate the end of the party with relish.

If you have had this kind of experience, I suspect you will recall it when reading Autoimmune Reactions. There are undoubted highs, starting . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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