Sex differences in autoimmune disease

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作者
Whitacre, CC [1 ]
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[1] Ohio State Univ, Coll Med & Publ Hlth, Dept Mol Virol Immunol & Med Genet, Columbus, OH 43210 USA
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10.1038/ni0901-777
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 ;
摘要
Autoimmune diseases are more prevalent in women than men. A new interest in understanding the biology of this difference as well as funding opportunities have focused attention on research priorities in sex differences.
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