The Epigenetics of Autoimmune Diseases

This book covers the latest discoveries and developments in epigenetics and their significance in a variety of autoimmune diseases including rheumatoid arthritis, autoimmune anaemia, type-1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis, autoimmune gastritis, thyroiditis, and systemic lupus erythematosus. The chapters are written by world-class experts in their respective fields and divided into four parts:

(i) Transcription factors - partners of immune tolerance to self.

(ii) Epigenetic modifiers of autoimmunity.

(iii) Influence of environmental factors on epigenetics of autoimmunity.

(iv) Stress responses that break immune silence.