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Infectious diseases and autoimmunity [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Introduction: Autoimmunity occurs when the immune system recognizes and attacks host tissue. In addition to genetic factors, environmental triggers (in particular viruses, bacteria and other infectious pathogens) are thought to play a major role in the ...
Deidda, Silvia   +3 more
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Can unilateral, progressive or sudden hearing loss be immune-mediated in origin? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to demonstrate that the positivity of nonspecific immunological tests could be found not only in bilateral hearing loss but also in unilateral cases, either sudden or progressive. METHOD: An observational case
Atturo, Francesca   +4 more
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Screening for type 1 diabetes-, thyroid-, gastric-, and adrenal-specific humoral autoimmunity in 529 children and adolescents with celiac disease at diagnosis identifies as positive one in every nine patients [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
No abstract ...
Anania, Caterina   +9 more
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Using two-step cluster analysis to classify inpatients with primary biliary cholangitis based on autoantibodies: A real-world retrospective study of 537 patients in China

open access: yesFrontiers in Immunology, 2023
BackgroundA variety of autoantibodies have been detected in primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), while the presence of autoantibody clusters and their clinical significance have not been fully understood.
Dan-Tong Zhao   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Alopecia areata: a multifactorial autoimmune condition [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Alopecia areata is an autoimmune disease that results in non-scarring hair loss, and it is clinically characterised by small patches of baldness on the scalp and/or around the body. It can later progress to total loss of scalp hair (Alopecia totalis) and/
Butcher, John P.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

A Role for the Intestinal Microbiota and Virome in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a heterogeneous disorder of significant societal impact that is proposed to involve both host and environmentally derived aetiologies that may be autoimmune in nature. Immune-related symptoms
Acheson   +22 more
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Multiomics landscape of the autosomal dominant osteopetrosis type II disease-specific induced pluripotent stem cells

open access: yesHereditas, 2021
Background Autosomal dominant osteopetrosis type II (ADO2) is a genetically and phenotypically metabolic bone disease, caused by osteoclast abnormalities.
Chunhong Li   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Apeced in Turkey: a case report and insights on genetic and phenotypic variability [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
APECED is a rare monogenic recessive disorder caused by mutations in the AIRE gene. In this manuscript, we report a male Turkish patient with APECED syndrome who presented with chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis associated with other autoimmune ...
Alessandra Fierabraccia   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Autoimmune Neurological Disease [PDF]

open access: yes, 1995
This book provides a comprehensive and critical overview of the immunological aspects of autoimmune neurological disease. These diseases include common conditions such as multiple sclerosis, the Guillain–Barré syndrome and myasthenia gravis.

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Quality of life in mild and severe alopecia areata patients

open access: yesInternational Journal of Women's Dermatology, 2018
Background: Alopecia areata is a relapsing hair disorder characterized by a sudden hairloss and has a considerable impact on patient’s quality of life. The goal of this study was to determine quality of life among patients with mild and severe forms of ...
Robabeh Abedini   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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