Age-associated B cells: are they the key to understanding why autoimmune diseases are more prevalent in women?

Expert Rev Clin Immunol. 2012 Jan;8(1):5-7. doi: 10.1586/eci.11.83.

Abstract

“A significant body of research suggests roles for sex hormones as well as genetic factors in the development and/or progression of autoimmunity.”

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aging / immunology*
  • Aging / pathology
  • Animals
  • Autoimmune Diseases / epidemiology
  • Autoimmune Diseases / immunology*
  • B-Lymphocytes / immunology*
  • B-Lymphocytes / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Prevalence
  • Sex Characteristics*