title: Gender differences in vesiculobullous autoimmune skin diseases.
abstract: Autoimmune vesiculobullous skin diseases are a common occurrence in dermatology practice and do have gender differences. While most dermal antigens and autoantibodies in these diseases have been identified, the etiology and clinical characteristics of the autoimmunity remain obscure, such as why more than 70% of autoimmune diseases are more frequent in women. Researching gender differences and the mechanisms of autoimmune diseases will shed light on the answers to such questions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, 6 Weizmann Street, Tel Aviv 64239, Israel.
authors.forename: Nitsan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Maharshak
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brenner
mesh_terms: D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012872:Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / Q000209:etiology*