Why Autoimmunity is Most Common in Women Flashcards
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Multiple Sclerosis
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Autoimmune disease that affects the brain and spinal cord, found recently that the ratio is 3 to 1 in women vs men.
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Sex Discrepancy
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Seen in MS with high ratio of occurrence in women, seen in majority of autoimmune disorders.
3
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Sex Hormones
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Regulate innate and adaptive immune systems through different pathways by receptors on immune cells, could help to explain the differences in symptoms in autoimmune disorders.
4
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Pregnancy Theory
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Observation of how the female immune system has developed a strategy that enables it to fight off pathogens without endangering the fetus.
