Article
Prevalence of Autoimmune Diseases and Its Challenges in Diagnosis.
Critical reviews in immunology - 1 Jan 2000
Chauhan Rajni, Raina Vimarsh, Nandi Shoma Paul
Abstract excerpt
Autoimmune diseases (ADs) are the outcome of a malfunctioning immune system in which the immune system attacks self-antigens. These diseases are grouped into organ-specific and non-organ-specific types. Autoantibodies are important biomarkers used for confirming the diagnosis of ADs. Disease-specific autoantibodies are detected at a very early stage when typical clinical symptoms are not present in the patient,...
Topics
- Animals
- Autoantibodies
- Autoantigens
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Autoimmunity
- Biomarkers
- Early Diagnosis
- Humans
- Organ Specificity
- Phenotype
- Prevalence
- Prognosis