Establishing Autoimmune Disease Categories in NIH Research

The Autoimmune Disease Research Portfolio, compiled by the Office of Autoimmune Disease Research (OADR) within the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Research on Women’s Health, provides a comprehensive overview of the numerous autoimmune diseases under investigation.

While widely recognized conditions such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis, psoriatic arthritis, and celiac disease are included, the NIH’s research extends to 144 different autoimmune diseases across multiple organ systems.

The portfolio categorizes diseases into various domains, including:

This extensive research portfolio highlights the NIH’s commitment to understanding, diagnosing, and treating a broad range of autoimmune diseases, many of which remain under-recognized.