Not exact matches
This may include hormone imbalances, uterine fibroids, obstructions
in the fallopian tubes,
autoimmune disorders and other medical issues
affecting fertility and pregnancy.
Unlike other
autoimmune disorders with associated risk factors, APECED is clearly caused by a mutation
in a single gene, based on analyses of
affected families.
More than 80 types of
autoimmune disorders, including rheumatoid arthritis, lupus and Sjogren's syndrome,
affect up to 22 million people
in the United States, according to the National Institutes of Health.
Celiac disease, an
autoimmune disorder that
affects about 1 percent of the U.S. population, is triggered by the ingestion of wheat and related cereals
in genetically susceptible individuals.
The chronic disease — which
affects about 2 million people
in the U.S. and is diagnosed
in 13,000 children each year — is an
autoimmune disorder,
in which disease - fighting cells attack pancreatic cells that produce insulin, a hormone that regulates the level of glucose (sugar)
in the blood.
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is among the most common neurological diseases
in young adults,
affecting 350 000 individuals
in the United States and 2 million worldwide.1 Prevailing thought is that MS is an
autoimmune disorder whereby an unknown agent or agents triggers a T cell — mediated inflammatory attack, causing demyelination of central nervous system tissue.2
Her work showed that these proteins are increasingly found to
affect diseases of high impact
in human health, including
autoimmune disorders, cancer and metabolic diseases.
Genes and mechanisms involved
in common complex diseases, such as the
autoimmune disorders that
affect approximately 5 % of the population, remain obscure.
Sex matters
in the risk of developing lupus as this chronic
autoimmune disorder affects 9 women for every 1 man.
We're hearing a whole lot about
autoimmune conditions these days, and for good reason:
autoimmune disease
affects over 80 million people, and there's been a sharp rise
in autoimmune disorders.
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic,
autoimmune, inflammatory, systemic
disorder that normally
affects the small joints
in your hands and feet.
Autoimmune processes may affect tic onset and exacerbation in some cases: the unproven and contentious hypothesis that pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections, P.A.N.D.A.S., plays a role in the onset of tic disorders and OCD is a current focus of
Autoimmune processes may
affect tic onset and exacerbation
in some cases: the unproven and contentious hypothesis that pediatric
autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections, P.A.N.D.A.S., plays a role in the onset of tic disorders and OCD is a current focus of
autoimmune neuropsychiatric
disorders associated with streptococcal infections, P.A.N.D.A.S., plays a role
in the onset of tic
disorders and OCD is a current focus of research.