Soares, MiguelDemengeot, JocelyneDomingues, Vital Manuel da Silva2023-08-282025-05-312023-05-242023-05http://hdl.handle.net/10362/156949"Autoimmunity refers to when an immune response is directed against a self-antigen. Autoimmune diseases develop when autoimmune responses disrupt physiological functions and represent a considerable burden in western societies due to the young working-age group affected, chronicity, unpredictable flares and difficult clinical management.(...)"engAutoimmunetissuesdoctoral thesis101745915