Polyautoimmunity and Multiple Autoimmune Syndromes

Manuel Rojas, María Herrán, Juan Manuel Anaya

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Abstract

Autoimmune diseases (ADs) share common mechanisms, risk factors, clinical phenotypes, and treatment. Such commonalities have been called “autoimmune tautology”. Polyautoimmunity, both overt and latent, indicates the presence of more than one AD or the presence of diverse autoantibodies in a single patient and is considered the clue for the understanding of the variability, but also similarity, among ADs. Herein, we describe the evidence of PolyA as the basis for autoimmune tautology and the implications for the development of a new taxonomy of ADs.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationAutoimmune Disease Diagnosis
Subtitle of host publicationSystemic and Organ-specific Diseases, Second Edition
PublisherSpringer Nature
Pages81-87
Number of pages7
ISBN (Electronic)9783031698958
ISBN (Print)9783031698941
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2025

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Medicine
  • General Immunology and Microbiology

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