NIAMS-funded Study Offers Clues to Why Women Are Disproportionately Affected by Autoimmune Diseases

Four of every five people diagnosed with an autoimmune disease are female. A newly published study, funded in part by NIAMS, helps shed light on why.

Read more about this study:

• NIH Director's Blog: Study Offers New Clues to Why Most People with Autoimmune Diseases Are Women
• NIH Research Matters: Understanding Sex Differences in Autoimmune Disease