Introducing Polyautoimmunity : Secondary Autoimmune Diseases No Longer Exist
Joint Authors
Anaya, Juan-Manuel
Amaya-Amaya, Jenny
Rodriguez-Rodriguez, Alberto
Rojas-Villarraga, Adriana
Mantilla, Rubén D.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-02-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Similar pathophysiological mechanisms within autoimmune diseases have stimulated searches for common genetic roots.
Polyautoimmunity is defined as the presence of more than one autoimmune disease in a single patient.
When three or more autoimmune diseases coexist, this condition is called multiple autoimmune syndrome (MAS).
We analyzed the presence of polyautoimmunity in 1,083 patients belonging to four autoimmune disease cohorts.
Polyautoimmunity was observed in 373 patients (34.4%).
Autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) and Sjögren's syndrome (SS) were the most frequent diseases encountered.
Factors significantly associated with polyautoimmunity were female gender and familial autoimmunity.
Through a systematic literature review, an updated search was done for all MAS cases (January 2006–September 2011).
There were 142 articles retrieved corresponding to 226 cases.
Next, we performed a clustering analysis in which AITD followed by systemic lupus erythematosus and SS were the most hierarchical diseases encountered.
Our results indicate that coexistence of autoimmune diseases is not uncommon and follows a grouping pattern.
Polyautoimmunity is the term proposed for this association of disorders, which encompasses the concept of a common origin for these diseases.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Rojas-Villarraga, Adriana& Amaya-Amaya, Jenny& Rodriguez-Rodriguez, Alberto& Mantilla, Rubén D.& Anaya, Juan-Manuel. 2012. Introducing Polyautoimmunity : Secondary Autoimmune Diseases No Longer Exist. Autoimmune Diseases،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Rojas-Villarraga, Adriana…[et al.]. Introducing Polyautoimmunity : Secondary Autoimmune Diseases No Longer Exist. Autoimmune Diseases No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Rojas-Villarraga, Adriana& Amaya-Amaya, Jenny& Rodriguez-Rodriguez, Alberto& Mantilla, Rubén D.& Anaya, Juan-Manuel. Introducing Polyautoimmunity : Secondary Autoimmune Diseases No Longer Exist. Autoimmune Diseases. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-457752
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-457752