New horizons in allergy immunotherapy

This book is a review of the proceedings of the Second International Conference on the Molecular Biology of Allergens and the Atopic Immune Response held in Quebec in 1995. The purpose is to summarize and provide an overview of recent data in five major areas: genetics of atopy; molecular characterization of allergens; function-structure relationships of allergens; mechanisms of allergic sensitization; and novel approaches to therapy of atopic disease. These objectives are worthy and achieved appropriately. The book would be of interest to allergists, immunologists, geneticists, molecular biologists, and physiologists interested in the immunopathogenesis and therapy of atopic diseases. The chapter authors are nationally and internationally recognized experts in their respective fields of expertise. The book contains an appropriate number of illustrative figures, graphs, cartoons, and primary data such as immunoblots. The references are pertinent and current through 1995. The book is volume 409 of Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, and thus it has a standard appearance and format. Allergists, immunologists, geneticists, molecular biologists, and physiologists interested in the immunopathogenesis of atopic disease would find this a useful reference.