Immunopathology

Each autoimmune disease has a characteristic antibody profile

A memory aid for the main disease-associated autoantibodies.

Central and peripheral tolerance, and the ways each fails

A memory aid for how tolerance fails and autoimmunity develops.

Classical, alternative and lectin pathways converging on C3

A memory aid for the three complement pathways and their functions.

Specific tissue types predisposing to specific autoimmune diseases

A memory aid for the classic HLA associations.

ACID: Anaphylactic, Cytotoxic, Immune complex, Delayed

A mnemonic for the four types of hypersensitivity.

B cell, T cell, combined, phagocyte or complement

A memory aid for classifying inherited immune defects by the arm affected.

Hyperacute in minutes, acute in weeks, chronic over years

A memory aid for the timing and mechanism of graft rejection.