Note: Front Cover -- Idiotypes in Medicine: Autoimmunity, Infection and Cancer -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- General Section -- Chapter 1. Anti-idiotypes as Vaccines: Theoretical Considerations -- Chapter 2. Anti-idiotypes -- Chapter 3. X-ray Crystallographic Studies of the Idiotypic Cascade -- Chapter 4. The Structure and Thermodynamics of Antibody-Protein Antigen Interactions -- Autoimmunity Section -- Chapter 5. Introduction -Idiotypes and Anti-idiotypes -- Chapter 6. Cross-Reactive Idiotypes in Human Lupus Families -- Chapter 7. Idiotypes of Anti-DNA Antibodies -- Chapter 8. Idiotypes of Anti-Sm Antibodies -- Chapter 9. Idiotypes of Anti-Ro and Anti-La -- Chapter 10. Idiotypes on Autoantibodies in Myasthenia Gravis -- Chapter 11. Idiotypes of ANCA -- Chapter 12. Ig Genes and Idiotype of Anti-Mitochondria1 Antibodies in Primary Biliary Cirrhosis -- Chapter 13. Idiotypes of Anti-Phospholipid Antibodies -- Chapter 14. Anti-Idiotypic Antibodies Against Human Insulin Autoantibodies (IAA) -- Chapter 15. Molecular and Cellular Aspects of Human Rheumatoid Factor Production and Idiotypes -- Chapter 16. Idiotypes of Anti-Thyroglobulin Antibodies -- Chapter 17. Idiotypes of Human Platelet-Specific Antibodies -- Chapter 18. Idiotypes of Platelet Associated Antibodies (Autoimmune Thrombocytopenia) -- Chapter 19. Idiotypes of Natural Autoantobodies and Monoclonal Gammopathies -- Chapter 20. Idiotypes and Anti-Idiotypes in Allergy -- Chapter 21. Anti-idiotypes to Autoantibodies in Therapeutic Preparations of Normal Polyspecific Human IgG (Intravenous Immunoglobulin, IVIg) -- Chapter 22. Manipulation of Autoantibody Idiotypes In Autoimmune Diseases -- Chapter 23. Anti-Idiotypic Monoclonal Antibody (mAb) to Anti-CD4 mAb as Surrogate of Human CD4 Antigen (Ag) for Active Immunotherapy of Autoimmune Diseases -- Infection Section. , Chapter 24. Introduction -- Chapter 25. Anti-Idiotypic Studies of the Glycoprotine B (gB, UL55) Complex of Human Cytomegalovirus: Mimicry of a Neutralizing Epitope and Development of Diagnostics -- Chapter 26. Anti-Idiotype Antibody in HIV- l-Infected Thrombocytopenic Patients -- Chapter 27. An Electron Microscopic View of the Geometry and Dynamics of Idiotype-Anti-Idiotype Interactions -- Chapter 28. Probing Human Antibody Diversity in HIV Infection -- Chapter 29. Anti-Idiotype Mimics of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Surface Polysaccharides -- Chapter 30. Modulation of the Immune Response to Simian Virus 40 Large Tumor Antigen via Idiotype-Anti-Idiotype Interactions -- Chapter 31. The Perpetual Network Theory and its Putative Applications: 21 Years Later -- Chapter 32. An Anti-Idiotypic Antibody as a Functional Mirror Image of a Viral Antigen -- Chapter 33. Anti-Idiotype to Bluetongue Virus VP7 Antigen: Potential Diagnostic Reagent and Vaccine -- Chapter 34. An Idiotype Vaccine Against Gram-Negative Bacterial Sepsis -- Chapter 35. Yeast Killer Toxin-Like Antibodies in Experimental and Clinical Candidasis -- Chapter 36. Anti-Idiotypic Antibodies and Idiotypic T Cell Selection in HIV Infection -- 1. Idiotypes on HIV Specific Antibodies as Disease Markers in AIDS and their Potential as Immunotherapeutic Agents -- 2. T Cell Repertoire and Idiotypes in HIV Infection -- Chapter 37. Probing Human Polysaccharide-Specific Antibody Repertoires using Anti-Idiotypes -- Chapter 38. Anti-Idiotypic Antibodies in HIV-Infected Patients to a Neutralizing Mab and its Complementarity determining regions -- Chapter 39. Epstein-Barr Virus-Induced Autoimmunity Through Anti-Idiotype Studies -- Cancer Section -- Chapter 40. Introduction -- Chapter 41. Cancer Therapy with Anti-Idiotypic Antibodies -- Chapter 42. Immunotherapy of Cancer Patients with Anti-Idiotype Vaccines. , Chapter 43. Anti-Idiotype Antibodies Mimicking Carcinoembryonic Antigen -- Chapter 44. Immunological and Molecular Characterization of an Idiotypic Cascade Specific for the Human Carcinoembryonic Antigen -- Chapter 45. Anti-Idiotypic Antibodies that Mimic the Colorectal Cancer Antigen CO17- lA/GA733: Twelve Years of Pre-Clinical and Clinical Studies -- Chapter 46. Idiotypic Network Responses and Anti-Idiotypes in Cancer Therapy -- Chapter 47. Anti-Idiotypes in Ovarian Cancer -- Chapter 48. Anti-Idiotype Antibodies in Renal Cell Carcinoma -- Chapter 49. Clinical Studies with Anti-Idiotypic Monoclonal Antibody BEC2 that Mimics GD3 Ganglioside -- Chapter 50. The Anti-Idiotypic Approach to Active Specific Immunotherapy of Malignant Melanoma -- Subject Index.