Precision medicine in autoimmune disease

Abstract Autoimmune diseases are a set of diseases where immune system aberrancies lead to tissue injury, morbidity and decreased quality of life, increased mortality and high financial costs. There are numerous autoimmune diseases including type 1 diabetes (T1DM), hypo- and hyperthyroidism, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, autoimmune myositis, vasculitis, inflammatory bowel disease and multiple sclerosis, to name several.