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Who is more likely to get autoimmune diseases?
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Females: Women are almost 3 times more likely than men to have autoimmune diseases. Some diseases, or autoimmunity in general, run in families.
Answered 11/7/2012
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Autoimmune disease: Increased risk in family with 1st degree relative or closer 2nd degree relative with any autoimmune disease. Women also tend to have a slightly increased risk over men.
Answered 3/30/2013
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