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  • Title: The etiology of autoimmune diseases: the case of myasthenia gravis.
    Author: Bach JF.
    Journal: Ann N Y Acad Sci; 2012 Dec; 1274():33-9. PubMed ID: 23252895.
    Abstract:
    Autoimmune diseases comprise a wide variety of disorders, from those that are acute and spontaneously regressive to chronic diseases. Their occurrence is the sign of a loss of tolerance to self-antigens. With few exceptions, the etiology of autoimmune diseases has not been clearly established. In all cases, it is complex, involving genetic, epigenetic, and environmental factors. In this article I will attempt to analyze the various factors that have a triggering or protecting role, with particular reference to myasthenia gravis.
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