Conference 'Autoimmune diseases: The enemy within'

Autoimmune diseases are a group of conditions of unknown cause in which the immune system is altered and attacks the body's own organs. Currently, more than 110 diseases of this type are known and some epidemiological studies estimate that more than 10% of the population has an autoimmune disease. In a third of these diseases, a generalized attack occurs throughout the body, which is known as systemic autoimmune diseases. They are manifested by a simultaneous or successive affectation of the …