The biggest risk factor for autoimmune (AI) disease is being female Rheumatoid Arthritis, 75% are women, 25% men Multiple sclerosis (MS), 75% women and 25% men Lupus 90% women, 10% men But why is there a bias? Read the thread to find out https://t.co/ZujJ4
Did you know women are more at risk of having an autoimmune disease (AD)? Lets unravel the mysteries behind the predominance in AD and how the gut microbiota might hold the key.#autoimmiautoimmunity #sexbias @sarah_fouch https://t.co/iZiQV5vSZ0
Did you know 4% of the population is affected by more than 80 different autoimmune diseases? Or that 78% of patients are women? The focus here is the bacteria in the gut, and how they could be contributing to the development of these diseases. @sarah_fouch
@sarah_fouch Exploring the strong link between female sex and autoimmune diseases! 🤔 While mechanistic reasons remain unclear, differences in immune system function play a key role. check for more: https://t.co/A7j7BIg4ue