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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2004-11-01
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Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/11/04-0367_article |