These diseases occur when the body's immune system mistakenly attacks its own tissues, leading to painful and often debilitating symptoms. Among the most common autoimmune bullous diseases are ...
Having a close relative who’s diagnosed with celiac increases your risk of developing it, but even having multiple relatives with the disease is no guarantee you’ll end up with it. You may learn more ...
Pairwise analyses examined discordant familiar risks for seven common autoimmune diseases using a large national databank that included the records of 172,242 patients. Records examined ...
Severe IBD was associated with an increased risk of developing autoimmune disease. A 2017 study had similar findings. Researchers found that 20 different IMIDs were more common in people with IBD ...