Sexual dimorphism in immune response genes as a function of puberty
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Autoimmune diseases are more prevalent in females than in males, whereas males have higher mortality associated with infectious diseases. To increase our understanding of this sexual dimorphism in the immune system, we sought to iden...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2006-02-01
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Series: | BMC Immunology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2172/7/2 |