title: Clinical immunology--autoimmunity in the Netherlands.
abstract: Clinical immunology is in the Netherlands a separate clinical specialty within internal medicine and pediatrics. Clinical immunologists work closely together with nephrologists, rheumatologists and many other medical specialists. Apart from research and teaching, clinical immunologists are taking care of patients with immune-deficiencies, vasculitides and systemic auto-immune diseases. Clinical immunology in the Netherlands has always been an important contributor to basic and clinical science in the Netherlands. Major scientific contributions were made in the field of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and ANCA associated vasculitis. These Dutch contributions will be reviewed in this article.
authors.affiliation: Clinical and Experimental Immunology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands; Noordoever Academy, Sint Franciscus Gasthuis, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Electronic address: jw.cohentervaert@maastrichtuniversity.nl.
authors.forename: Jan Willem Cohen
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Tervaert
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands. Electronic address: c.g.m.kallenberg@umcg.nl.
authors.forename: Cees G M
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Kallenberg
mesh_terms: D000486:Allergy and Immunology / Q000266:history*; D000818:Animals; D056648:Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D009426:Netherlands
keywords: ANCA; MPO; PR3; SLE; Vasculitis