Autoimmune diseases: beyond clinical and/or immune parameters to pathogenic process.
Concepts of autoimmune diseases (AD) over the last number of years are critically considered according to the contribution or lack thereof they have made to the understanding of these diseases. Specifically, terms have come down to contemporary researchers that have generally been left unquestioned, and therefore inadequate to accurately describe or clearly define clinical phenomena. An approach to AD that embraces research results from recent studies holds significant potential.
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D000818:Animals; D000906:Antibodies / Q000276:immunology; D001324:Autoantigens / Q000276:immunology; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D006801:Humans
D000906:Antibodies; D001324:Autoantigens