Main Diagnostic Criteria Usually Does Not Work for Autoimmune Pancreatitis Wrongly Presuming Malignancy by Lei Gong, Bin Shu, Fei Yu, Xinjing Zhang, Jianfei Chen, Jirun Peng

“…Background. Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) usually responds dramatically to steroid therapy. …”
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Autologous haematopoiesis stem cell transplantation (AHSCT) for treatment-refractory autoimmune diseases in children by Jasmin Beate Kuemmerle-Deschner, Susanne Benseler, Joerg C Henes, Özlem Satirer, Michaela Döring, Till Lesk

“…Objectives To evaluate the long-term effectiveness and safety of autologous haematopoiesis stem cell transplantation (AHSCT) for severe, refractory autoimmune diseases in paediatric patients.Methods A single-centre study of consecutive children and adolescents with refractory autoimmune diseases undergoing AHSCT was performed. …”
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Features of the Atrophic Corpus Mucosa in Three Cases of Autoimmune Gastritis Revealed by Magnifying Endoscopy by Kazuyoshi Yagi, Atsuo Nakamura, Atsuo Sekine, David Graham

“…Atrophic gastritis, whether caused by Helicobacter pylori infection or as a result of an autoimmune process, is associated with corpus atrophy. …”
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Autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis developed during treatment for systemic sclerosis: a case report by Tomoki Kozono, Kentaro Tanaka, Tomoko Yagi, Kazuto Kamikawaji, Masaki Watanabe, Azusa Iwanaga, Minako Hamada, Yoshifusa Koreeda, Hiromasa Inoue, Ikkou Higashimoto

Subjects: “…Autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis…”
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Role of HLA alleles polymorphism in systemic lupus erythematosus: A prospective study from North India by Ranjan S. Rana, Bitan Naik, Mahima Yadav, Usha Singh, Anup Singh, Shailja Singh

Subjects: “…autoimmune diseases…”
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Efficacy of rituximab as second-line therapy for autoimmune encephalitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Lin-ming Zhang, Xuan-lin Xing, Bing-ran Zhang, Qiu-juan Zhang, Yan-lin Zhu, Shu-ji Gao, Ming-wei Liu

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Interleukin-1 as a Common Denominator from Autoinflammatory to Autoimmune Disorders: Premises, Perils, and Perspectives by Giuseppe Lopalco, Luca Cantarini, Antonio Vitale, Florenzo Iannone, Maria Grazia Anelli, Laura Andreozzi, Giovanni Lapadula, Mauro Galeazzi, Donato Rigante

“…As more patients are reported to have clinical features of autoinflammation and autoimmunity, the boundary between these two pathologic ends is becoming blurred. …”
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Recurrent venous thrombosis – an unusual first presentation of autoimmune polyendocrinopathy syndrome type 3B by N Letete, D Vaz, P H Malishi, J J Pogieter, P Rheeder

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Delay in Diagnosis of Autoimmune Polyendocrine Syndrome Type 2 as a Consequence of Misinterpretation of Gastrointestinal Symptoms by Maciej Gonciarz, Michał Krogulecki, Dorota Brodowska-Kania, Szczepan Cierniak, Grzegorz Kamiński

“…Background. Type 2 autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome (APS-2) is characterized by the presence of at least two of three endocrinopathies: Addison’s disease, autoimmune thyroiditis, and diabetes type 1. …”
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Autoimmune encephalitis: case reports of anti-NMDAR and anti-CASPR2 encephalitides and literature review by J. Kazlauskaitė, N. Giedraitienė, R. Masaitienė, A. Klimašauskienė

Subjects: “…autoimmune encephalitis…”
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Listeria monocytogenes Meningitis in an Immunosuppressed Patient with Autoimmune Hepatitis and IgG4 Subclass Deficiency by Shahin Gaini

“…Her medical history included immunosuppressive treatment with prednisolone and azathioprine for autoimmune hepatitis. A diagnostic work-up after the meningitis episode revealed that she had low levels of the IgG4 subclass. …”
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Universal capillary screening for chronic autoimmune, metabolic and cardiovascular diseases: feasibility and acceptability of the UNISCREEN study by Sara Angiulli, Aurora Merolla, Elisa Borgonovo, Rebecca De Lorenzo, Serena Spadoni, Barbara Fontana, Giuseppina Manganaro, Elena Rela, Alberto Bongiovanni, Rita Peracino, Chiara Bellino, Giulia Pata, Eleonora Bianconi, Sabina Martinenghi, Francesca Ulivi, Cristina Renzi, Cristina Renzi, Emanuele Bosi, Emanuele Bosi, UNISCREEN Study Group, Sara Angiulli, Aurora Merolla, Alberto Bongiovanni, Rebecca De Lorenzo, Elena Rela, Rita Peracino, Chiara Bellino, Giuseppina Manganaro, Elisa Borgonovo, Sara Critelli, Aldo Fici, Martina Mallus, Giulia Morocutti, Giulia Pata, Clara Soggetti, Chiara Calabrese, Alberico Di Resta, Maria Pia Ruggiero, Antonella Spano’, Francesca Biasco, Manuel Stocchi, Pietro Melodia, Giuseppe Ancona, Andrea Laurenzi

“…The immediacy of some result communication possibly contributed to reducing the anticipatory anxiety.ConclusionThe UNISCREEN study shows that universal screening for chronic autoimmune, metabolic and cardiovascular diseases in the general population using capillary blood testing is feasible and acceptable.…”
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An atypical presentation of autoimmune hepatitis with delayed menarche in a Nigerian adolescent: a case report by Promise Udoka Asogwa, Bruno Basil, Winifred Njideka Adiri, Nelson Ugwu, Gideon Ekene Anigbo, Evaristus Offia, Casmir Orjioke

Subjects: “…Autoimmune hepatitis…”
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Polymorphisms of ATG5 Gene Are Associated with Autoimmune Thyroid Diseases, Especially Thyroid Eye Disease by Wen Wang, Zheng-yao Yu, Rong-hua Song, Shuang-tao He, Liang-feng Shi, Jin-an Zhang

“…To explore the association of ATG5 gene polymorphisms with autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITDs) including Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT) and Graves’ illness (GD) as well as their clinical features. …”
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The Effects of Alpha Interferon on the Development of Autoimmune Thyroiditis in the NOD H2h4 Mouse by Yael Oppenheim, Grace Kim, Yoshiyuki Ban, Pamela Unger, Erlinda Concepcion, Takao Ando, Yaron Tomer

“…Alpha interferon (αIFN) therapy is known to induce thyroid autoimmunity in up to 40% of patients. The mechanism is unknown, but Th1 switching has been hypothesized. …”
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MOG associated autoimmune encephalomyelitis with active disease dynamic in imaging examinations and minimal clinical manifestation by E. Tilindytė, I. Muliuolis, R. Samaitienė

Subjects: “…autoimmune encephalomyelitis…”
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Autoimmune Polyendocrine Syndrome 3 Onset with Severe Ketoacidosis in a 74-Year-Old Woman by Stefano Benedini, Antonietta Tufano, Elena Passeri, Marco Mendola, Livio Luzi, Sabrina Corbetta

“…Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D), autoimmune thyroid disease, and autoimmune gastritis often occur together forming the so-called autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 3 (APS3). …”
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Steroid Refractory Autoimmune Haemolytic Anaemia Secondary to Sarcoidosis Successfully Treated with Rituximab and Mycophenolate Mofetil by Sarah Green, Erica Partridge, Edore Idedevbo, Anton Borg

“…Autoimmune haemolytic anaemia is not a well-recognised complication of sarcoidosis. …”
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Response to: Comment on “New Alternatives for Autoimmune Disease Treatments: Physicochemical and Clinical Comparability of Biosimilar Etanercept” by Mariana P. Miranda-Hernández, Carlos A. López-Morales, Francisco C. Perdomo-Abúndez, Rodolfo D. Salazar-Flores, Nancy D. Ramírez-Ibanez, Nestor O. Pérez, Aaron Molina-Pérez, Jorge Revilla-Beltri, Emilio Medina-Rivero, Luis F. Flores-Ortiz

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The Effect of Diabetes-Associated Autoantigens on Cell Processes in Human PBMCs and Their Relevance to Autoimmune Diabetes Development by Jana Vcelakova, Radek Blatny, Zbynek Halbhuber, Michal Kolar, Ales Neuwirth, Lenka Petruzelkova, Tereza Ulmannova, Stanislava Kolouskova, Zdenek Sumnik, Pavlina Pithova, Maria Krivjanska, Dominik Filipp, Katerina Stechova

“…Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) is considered to be a T-helper- (Th-) 1 autoimmune disease; however, T1D pathogenesis likely involves many factors, and sufficient tools for autoreactive T cell detection for the study of this disease are currently lacking. …”
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