Autoimmune Diseases

Why Bad Immunity Genes Survive

10 Feb 2012

University of Utah biologists found new evidence why mice, people and other vertebrate animals carry thousands of varieties of genes to make immune-system proteins named MHCs - even though some of those genes make us susceptible to infections and to autoimmune diseases.

Healthbeat Report: Autoimmune Diseases

9 Feb 2012

A health threat involving the body attacking itself is a growing medical problem that most often strikes women.

Why infection-causing genes survive

9 Feb 2012

Washington, Feb 9 (ANI): Researchers have found new evidence of why mice, people and other vertebrate animals carry thousands of varieties of genes to make immune-system proteins named MHCs - even if some of those genes make vertebrate animals vulnerable to infections and to autoimmune diseases.