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The X in sex: how autoimmune diseases revolve around sex chromosomes.
Best practice & research. Clinical rheumatology - 1 Oct 2008
Selmi Carlo
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Recent estimates suggest that autoimmune diseases cumulatively affect 5-10% of the general population worldwide. Although the etiology and pathogenesis remain poorly understood in most cases, similarities between diseases outnumber differences in the initiation and perpetuation of the autoimmune injury. One major example is the predominance of affected women, and perhaps its most intriguing putative mechanism is...
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