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    Glossary Autoimmune Diseases

    immune system attacks the body's own tissues

    Autoimmune diseases are conditions where the immune system mistakenly attacks the body's own tissues, thinking they are foreign invaders. This can lead to a variety of health issues, depending on which part of the body is targeted. Examples include rheumatoid arthritis, where joints are affected, and alopecia areata, where hair follicles are attacked, leading to hair loss.

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    1. Alopecia Areata: A tissue specific autoimmune disease of the hair follicle Autoimmunity Reviews · 2005 · 185 citations
    2. Epidemiology of vitiligo, associated autoimmune diseases and audiological abnormalities: Ankara study of 80 patients in Turkey 2010 · 88 citations
    3. Generalized Vitiligo Associated Autoimmune Diseases in Japanese Patients Their Families Allergology International · 2011 · 81 citations
    4. Autoimmune Disease Induction in a Healthy Human Organ: A Humanized Mouse Model of Alopecia Areata Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2012 · 75 citations
    5. The emerging role of Janus kinase inhibitors in the treatment of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases 2020 · 70 citations
    6. The analysis of genetics and associated autoimmune diseases in Chinese vitiligo patients Archives of dermatological research · 2008 · 68 citations
    7. Autoimmune Disease and Hair Loss Dermatologic Clinics · 2012 · 35 citations
    8. Autoimmune comorbid diseases associated with lichen planus: a nationwide case–control study Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology · 2014 · 33 citations
    9. Alopecia Areata: An Autoimmune Disease of Multiple Players ImmunoTargets and therapy · 2021 · 31 citations
    10. Alopecia areata as a model for T cell‐dependent autoimmune diseases Experimental Dermatology · 2012 · 28 citations
    11. Clinical features of vitiligo associated with comorbid autoimmune disease: A prospective survey Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2013 · 15 citations
    12. Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with the Occurrence of Autoimmune Diseases in Patients with Alopecia Areata Journal of Inflammation Research · 2021 · 14 citations
    13. Association of atopic dermatitis with autoimmune diseases: A bidirectional and multivariable two-sample mendelian randomization study Frontiers in immunology · 2023 · 12 citations
    14. Risk of autoimmune diseases in patients with RASopathies: systematic study of humoral and cellular immunity Orphanet journal of rare diseases · 2021 · 11 citations
    15. Is Satoyoshi syndrome an autoimmune disease? A systematic review Lara D. Veeken · 2023 · 6 citations
    16. Immune-Molecular Link between Thyroid and Skin Autoimmune Diseases: A Narrative Review Journal of Clinical Medicine · 2024 · 6 citations
    17. Atopic dermatitis and risk of autoimmune diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis Frontiers in Immunology · 2025 · 4 citations
    18. The role of B cell-activating factor system in autoimmune diseases: mechanisms, disease implications, and therapeutic advances Frontiers in Immunology · 2025 · 4 citations
    19. Risk of autoimmune thyroid diseases in individuals with alopecia areata: A nationwide case‐control study JDDG Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft · 2025 · 1 citations
    20. Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with the Occurrence of Autoimmune Diseases in Patients with Alopecia Areata DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) · 2021 · 1 citations
    21. Alopecia in preexisting autoimmune thyroid disease in family medicine practice: can hyperprolactinemia induce hair loss? A case report Acta dermatovenerologica Alpina, Pannonica et Adriatica (Tiskana izd.) · 2021 · 1 citations
    22. Prevalence of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases and mental health conditions among an alopecia areata cohort from a US administrative claims database Journal of Dermatology · 2023 · 1 citations
    23. Homoeopathic approach in autoimmune disease with case report: Alopecia International Journal of Homoeopathic Sciences · 2025
    24. Alopecia Areata Developing in Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus Type-2, an Autoimmune Disease Current research in diabetes & obesity journal · 2019
    25. New insights into the phenomenon of remissions and relapses in autoimmune diseases and the puzzle of benign autoantibodies in healthy individuals Frontiers in Immunology · 2025
    26. Traversing the Pathway and Exploring the Link—A Clinical and Epidemiological Study in Alopecia Areata and Its Association with Autoimmune Diseases Apollo Medicine · 2025
    27. Autoimmune Diseases and Acquired Von Willebrand Disease in Two Cases of Progeria International Journal of Clinical Medicine · 2014
    28. Prevalence of autoimmune diseases and other comorbidities in patients with psoriasis in the United States 2012
    29. Profile of 513 patients with alopecia areata: associations of disease subtypes with atopy, autoimmune disease and positive family history Yearbook of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery · 2007
    30. The role of natural killer cells in autoimmune blistering diseases Autoimmunity · 2011 · 24 citations