Introducing Polyautoimmunity: Secondary Autoimmune Diseases No Longer Exist
Similar pathophysiological mechanisms within autoimmune diseases have stimulated searches for common genetic roots. Polyautoimmunity is defined as the presence of more than one autoimmune disease in a single patient. When three or more autoimmune diseases coexist, this condition is called multiple a...
Main Authors: | Adriana Rojas-Villarraga, Jenny Amaya-Amaya, Alberto Rodriguez-Rodriguez, Rubén D. Mantilla, Juan-Manuel Anaya |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2012-01-01
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Series: | Autoimmune Diseases |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/254319 |
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