Why women are more prone to autoimmune diseases
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New research suggests that these conditions may be linked to the body's failure to turn off one of a woman's two x-chromosomes.
Why women are more prone to autoimmune diseases | National Geographic Premium SCIENCE MIND, BODY, WONDER Why women are more prone to autoimmune diseases New research suggests that these conditions may be linked to the body's failure to turn off one of a woman's two x-chromosomes. When the immune system malfunctions and attacks its own cells, this can cause more than 80 types of autoimmune diseases, such as lupus, multiple sclerosis, and rheumatoid arthritis. Dermatomyositis, an autoimmune disease that affects mostly women, is marked by the display of inflammation and rash. Photograph by luliia
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