Abstract
Both environmental as well as genetic factors have been documented to contribute to autoimmunity, as is evident from the accompanying articles in this journal. This raises an important question-which of these two elements plays a more important role in the genesis of autoimmunity? This report encapsulates a geneticist's perspective on this interesting question. Though lupus is used as an example in this essay, the proposed model is envisaged to operate in other autoimmune diseases as well.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 791-793 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Lupus |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2006 |
Keywords
- Anti-DNA
- Environment
- Hormones
- Nephritis
- Qenetics
- Sle loci
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Rheumatology