Immunogenetics

Immunogenetics is the branch of medical research that explores the relationship between the immune system and genetics. It is a division of molecular biology.

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v • d • e Immune system / Immunology

Systems	Adaptive vs. Innate · Humoral vs. Cellular · Complement (Anaphylatoxins) · Intrinsic

Antigens	Antigen (Superantigen, Allergen) · Hapten Epitope (Linear, Conformational)

Antibodies	Antibody (Monoclonal antibodies, Polyclonal antibodies, Autoantibody) · Polyclonal B cell response · Allotype · Isotype · Idiotype Immune complex

Immune cells/ White blood cells	Lymphoid: T cell · B cell · NK cell Myeloid: Mast cell · Basophil · Eosinophil · Phagocytes (Neutrophil, Macrophage/Reticuloendothelial system) Professional APCs: Dendritic cell · Macrophage · B cell

Immunity vs. tolerance	action: Immunity · Autoimmunity · Alloimmunity · Allergy · Inflammation · Cross-reactivity inaction: Tolerance (Central, Peripheral, Clonal anergy, Clonal deletion) · Immunodeficiency

Immunogenetics	Somatic hypermutation · V(D)J recombination · Immunoglobulin class switching · MHC/HLA

Substances	Cytokines · Opsonin · Cytolysin

Other	Diagnostic immunology

v • d • e Genetics

Introduction · History · Related topics · List of organizations

Key Components	Chromosome · DNA · Nucleotide · RNA · Genome

Fields of genetics	Classical genetics · Conservation genetics · Ecological genetics · Immunogenetics · Molecular genetics · Population genetics · Quantitative genetics

Related topics	Geneticist · Genomics · Genetic code · Medical genetics · Molecular evolution · Reverse genetics · Genetic engineering · Genetic diversity · Heredity