title: Autoimmune disease and the female patient.
abstract: This article focuses on the pathogenesis of the gender gap of autoimmune disease. Specifically, the discussion characterizes the role of sex hormones in the immune response and a female predilection for the common diseases seen in daily practice (ie, lupus erythematosus, myasthenia gravis, and other autoimmune diseases). A comparison between the sexes, with respect to autoimmune disease mechanisms, is presented to give oral and maxillofacial surgeons a better insight as to the role of sex and successful surgical treatment outcomes in this population of patients.
authors: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, New York University College of Dentistry, 345 East 24th Street, New York, NY 10010, USA. andrea.schreiber@nyu.edu
authors: Andrea
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authors: Schreiber
mesh_terms: D016736:Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Q000276:immunology; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000276:immunology; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000276:immunology; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures; D012737:Sex Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones