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Autoimmune disease and the female patient
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, New York University College of Dentistry, 345 East 24th Street, New York, NY 10010, USA. andrea.schreiber@nyu.edu
Abstract:
This article focuses on the pathogenesis of the gender gap of autoimmune disease. Specifically, the discussion characterizes the role of sex hormones in the immune response and a female predilection for the common diseases seen in daily practice (ie, lupus erythematosus, myasthenia gravis, and other autoimmune diseases). A comparison between the sexes, with respect to autoimmune disease mechanisms, is presented to give oral and maxillofacial surgeons a better insight as to the role of sex and successful surgical treatment outcomes in this population of patients.
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