Second edition. Edited by Hans D. Ochs, C.I. Edvard Smith, and Jennifer M. Puck. 726 pp., illustrated. New York, Oxford University Press, 2007. $175. ISBN 978-0-19-514774-2.
Studies of primary immunodeficiency diseases have had a criticalrole in expanding our understanding of the immune system andin the development of new treatments that have applicationsbeyond immunodeficiency diseases. Robert A. Good, in the forewordto the first edition of this book, writes, "Analysis of eachof the immune system diseases in its own way represents themolecular interpretation of an informative experiment of nature.In the aggregate, these analyses help us understand more deeplyhow man can exist free of infection while living in a veritablesea of microorganisms." The impact of these disorders on ourunderstanding . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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