Article
Genetics of autoimmune diseases.
Experimental and clinical immunogenetics - 1 Jan 1995
Miller F W
Abstract excerpt
Many lines of evidence suggest that autoimmune diseases are the result of chronic immune activation in genetically susceptible individuals following specific environmental exposures. Although the rarity and heterogeneity of autoimmune diseases and the lack of understanding of pathogenetic mechanisms have inhibited progress in the field, genes encoding histocompatibility molecules, immunoglobulins, complement...
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- Adult
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Child
- Disease Susceptibility
- Diseases in Twins
- Environmental Exposure
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease