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Genetic susceptibility to autoimmunity-Current status and challenges.
Advances in immunology - 1 Jan 2022
Huang Miaozhen, Xu Huji
Abstract excerpt
Autoimmune diseases (ADs) often arise from a combination of genetic and environmental triggers that disrupt the immune system's capability to properly tolerate body self-antigens. Familial studies provided the earliest insights into the risk loci of such diseases, while genome-wide association studies (GWAS) significantly broadened the horizons. A drug targeting a prominent pathological pathway can be applied to...
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