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What is Autoimmune Disease?
- AUTOIMMUNE VS AUTOINFLAMMATORY DISEASE
  
  A Comparative Look
  
  Autoimmune disease (AD) and autoinflammatory disease (AIF) are two categories of illnesses that occur when the immune system mistakenly damages healthy cells. Although these inflammatory disorders share many commonalities, there are key features that make them unique.
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  Autoimmune diseases (AD) occur when the immune system attacks the body’s own healthy cells. There are 80-100 known autoimmune diseases and counting, affecting more than 14 million Americans.
  AUTOIMMUNE VS AUTOINFLAMMATORY DISEASE
  
  A Comparative Look
  
  Autoimmune disease (AD) and autoinflammatory disease (AIF) are two categories of illnesses that occur when the immune system mistakenly damages healthy cells. Although these inflammatory disorders share many commonalities, there are key features that make them unique.
  
  Read Our Article
Resources & Support
- FREE RESOURCE
  
  Find Hope in Your Health Journey
  
  The Autoimmune & Chronic Illness Toolkit includes journal templates, resource lists, guidance for doctor appointments, tips on communication, and many more tools to support and empower you throughout your experience.
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  Browse our resource lists and information via the links below.
  FREE RESOURCE
  
  Find Hope in Your Health Journey
  
  The Autoimmune & Chronic Illness Toolkit includes journal templates, resource lists, guidance for doctor appointments, tips on communication, and many more tools to support and empower you throughout your experience.
  
  Get Our Guide
Education & Research
- HIGHLIGHTED PARTNERSHIP
  
  GAI is proud to fund the Raising Celiac podcast from the Celiac Disease Program at Boston Children’s Hospital
  
  Each episode features education, awareness and research on celiac disease in connection with other autoimmune conditions, including expert interviews on how these autoimmune diseases co-exist.
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  We support autoimmune disease research, awareness, and education. We fund clinical research, scientific investigations, multidisciplinary medicine, and educational resources, including podcasts and webinars.
  HIGHLIGHTED PARTNERSHIP
  
  GAI is proud to fund the Raising Celiac podcast from the Celiac Disease Program at Boston Children’s Hospital
  
  Each episode features education, awareness and research on celiac disease in connection with other autoimmune conditions, including expert interviews on how these autoimmune diseases co-exist.
  
  View Podcast
About Us
- SPREADING AWARENESS
  
  We were proud to sponsor Nature Magazine’s July 2021 Outlook on Autoimmune Disease
  
  Learn more about GAI's work, autoimmune risk factors, research advances, and more!
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  The Global Autoimmune Institute is empowering solutions in the diagnosis and treatment of autoimmune disease (AD) through research, education, and validation while supporting multidisciplinary approaches to wellness.
  SPREADING AWARENESS
  
  We were proud to sponsor Nature Magazine’s July 2021 Outlook on Autoimmune Disease
  
  Learn more about GAI’s work, autoimmune risk factors, research advances, and more!
  
  Read Our Feature
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Research Studies

Risk of Developing Autoimmune Disease Following COVID-19 Infection

May 1, 2023

A recent study exploring the association between COVID-19 infection and the risk of developing autoimmune diseases was conducted by a team of researchers from various institutions in Taiwan using data from the “TriNetX database, which holds the largest global COVID-19 dataset.” The team analyzed the medical record data of 3.8 million patients in the U.S., of which 888,460 had received a COVID-19 diagnosis (polymerase chain reaction–confirmed) between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2021.

COVID-19 Severity and Autoantibody Production

April 25, 2023

To better characterize the immunopathology of COVID-19, researchers studied the range of autoantibodies triggered by a SARS-CoV-2 infection, as well as infection severity. Generally, the autoantibodies in patients with mild COVID-19 only slightly differed compared to healthy controls. Patients with moderate COVID-19 exhibited more elevated autoantibody counts, whereas those with severe COVID-19 were observed to have the highest levels of autoantibodies.

COVID-19 Risk Factors & Mortality in SLE Patients

April 12, 2023

“Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is uniquely poised at crossroads between the dysregulated immune system and the risk of viral infections, especially in the context of the current COVID-19 pandemic.” Researchers in India studied the impact of common SLE immunosuppressive drugs in SLE patents with COVID-19, as well as risk factors associated with COVID-19 in this patient population.

COVID-19 in Patients with Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases

April 4, 2023

Researchers evaluated the characteristics, severity, course of infection, and disease outcomes in COVID-19 patients with and without Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases (SARDs). Patients with rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Sjögren’s syndrome, Psoriasis, Type 1 Diabetes, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, and Glomerulonephritis, amongst others, were included in the study.

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