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Autoimmunity and environment: am I at risk?
Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology - 1 Apr 2012
Smyk Daniel, Rigopoulou Eirini I, Baum Harold, Burroughs Andrew K, Vergani Diego, Bogdanos Dimitrios P
Abstract excerpt
The complex interplay between environmental factors and genetic susceptibility plays an essential role in disease pathogenesis. This is especially true for autoimmunity, where clinical reports, genomic and epidemiological studies, as well as animal models have identified several environmental and genetic risk factors associated with autoimmune disease. The complexity of this relationship is demonstrated by the...
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