Content Areas

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Major content areas covered:

Principles of Immunology

• Immune System Physiology
• Immunoglobulins
• Antigen-Antibody Interactions
• Complement

Diseases of the Immune System

• Autoimmunity
• Hypersensitivity
• Immunoproliferative Diseases
• Immunodeficiency

Transplantation

• Graft-versus-host Disease
• HLA Typing
• Tumor Immunology

Infectious Disease Serology

• Clinical Significance and Epidemiology of Viral Pathogens
• Stages of Infection of Treponema pallidum and Borrelia burgdorferi
• Tuberculosis Infection

Serologic Procedures

• ANA(ana.html
• Thyroid Antibodies
• Rheumatoid Factor
• Labeled Immunoassays
• Nontreponemal Syphilis Testing
• Treponemal Syphilis Testing
• Cytokine Testing
• Immunofluorescence

Test Results

• Interpretation
• Confirmatory Testing
• Disease State Correlation

Last Updated

Last edit pushed to this site was on 2025-10-15