Autoimmune disease and gender: Plausible mechanisms for the female predominance of autoimmunity
A large number of autoimmune diseases (ADs) are more prevalent in women. The more frequent the AD and the later it appears, the more women are affected. Many ideas mainly based on hormonal and genetic factors that influence the autoimmune systems of females and males differently, have been proposed...
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Formato: | Artículo (Article) |
Lenguaje: | Inglés (English) |
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2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/22252 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaut.2011.10.003 |