Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6114548 | Autoimmunity Reviews | 2012 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
⺠The spectrum of autoimmune disease includes 81 disorders. ⺠Over half of the autoimmune diseases are rare (<1/104). ⺠Repeat and coiled-coil domains are common features of autoantigens. ⺠Autoimmunity sometimes phenocopies diseases due to mutations of putative autoantigens. ⺠Female bias is most obvious among high-prevalence autoimmune diseases.
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Authors
Scott M. Hayter, Matthew C. Cook,