title: Clinical implications of shared genetics and pathogenesis in autoimmune diseases.
abstract: Many endocrine diseases, including type 1 diabetes mellitus, Graves disease, Addison disease and Hashimoto disease, originate as an autoimmune reaction that affects disease-specific target organs. These autoimmune diseases are characterized by the development of specific autoantibodies and by the presence of autoreactive T cells. They are caused by a complex genetic predisposition that is attributable to multiple genetic variants, each with a moderate-to-low effect size. Most of the genetic variants associated with a particular autoimmune endocrine disease are shared between other systemic and organ-specific autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, coeliac disease, systemic lupus erythematosus and psoriasis. Here, we review the shared and specific genetic background of autoimmune diseases, summarize their treatment options and discuss how identifying the genetic and environmental factors that predispose patients to an autoimmune disease can help in the diagnosis and monitoring of patients, as well as the design of new treatments.
authors: University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Department of Genetics, PO Box 30001, 9700 RB Groningen, Netherlands.
authors: Alexandra
authors: A
authors: Zhernakova
authors: Sebo
authors: S
authors: Withoff
authors: Cisca
authors: C
authors: Wijmenga
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology
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