Why women or why not men? sex and autoimmune diseases
The epidemiology of autoimmune diseases is characterized by a significant sex dimorphism, with the majority of disorders being more prevalent in women. In a parallel fashion, the immune system shows sex-dependent differences in number and functions of both its innate and its adaptive arms, with wome...
Main Authors: | Gilberto Cincinelli, Elena Generali, Rajkiran Dudam, Vinod Ravindran, Carlo Selmi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2018-01-01
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Series: | Indian Journal of Rheumatology |
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Online Access: | http://www.indianjrheumatol.com/article.asp?issn=0973-3698;year=2018;volume=13;issue=1;spage=44;epage=50;aulast=Cincinelli |
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