Future directions in genetic for autoimmune diseases

Journal of Autoimmunity

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-2

  Invernizzi, Pietro ^a  

^a HUMANITAS CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

Author keywords

Etiopathogenesis; Female preponderance; Genetic factors

Indexed keywords

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; AUTOIMMUNE POLYENDOCRINOPATHY CANDIDIASIS ECTODERMAL DYSTROPHY; AUTOIMMUNE THYROIDITIS; AUTOIMMUNITY; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIGENETICS; GENE DOSAGE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC TRAIT; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; INHERITANCE; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; MONOSOMY; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PREMATURE OVARIAN FAILURE; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX CHROMOSOME; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; TURNER SYNDROME; X CHROMOSOME;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; FEMALE; GENE DOSAGE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; SEX CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; SEX CHROMOSOMES;

EID: 67349226871     PISSN: 08968411     EISSN: 10959157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaut.2009.03.001     Document Type: Review

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