Autoimmune Disease Genetics

Dear Colleagues,

Autoimmune diseases (ADs) are characterized by a multifactorial etiology, in which genetic and environmental factors are responsible for the loss of immunological tolerance.
The different genetic factors could be associated not only with disease susceptibility but also with specific autoantibodies and disease phenotypes. The recognition of specific genetic variants might help us to better understand ADs' pathogenic mechanisms and identify patients with a more aggressive clinical course of disease. Knowledge of new aspects of ADs could help us to better understand disease etiology and treatment response and also contribute to the development of new therapies. The main objective of this Special Issue is to provide an update to the most important topics related to autoimmune disease genetics, with particular attention to organ-specific ones. In addition, we are interested in highlighting studies on comorbidities in ADs and their interrelations. Furthermore, we hope to carry out a comparison between researchers and clinicians with the aim of transferring the most recent innovations into daily practice, adopting shared lines of behavior, and, thus, strengthening the integration between these two groups.

This will be accomplished in the form of a collection of original research and  systematic review articles.

Prof. Malgorzata Wasniewska
Prof. Artur Bossowski
Guest Editors

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