Women and Autoimmune Diseases

Autoimmune diseases affect approximately 8% of the population, 78% of whom are women. The reasons for the high prevalence in women are unknown, but circumstantial evidence links autoimmune diseases with preceding infections. Animal models of autoimmune diseases have shown that infections can induce...

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Main Authors: DeLisa Fairweather, Noel R. Rose
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/11/04-0367_article