Why do we cover all Autoimmune Diseases in our Registry?

Many people ask: “Why group all autoimmune diseases together in one registry? There are over 100 autoimmune diseases, and most people have only one.”

However, data show that people with one autoimmune disease often develop another autoimmune disease.  And sometimes these connections are unexpected.  A boy with alopecia—hair loss—regained all of his hair when he went on a gluten-free diet after discovering he had celiac disease.  Also, treatments that work for one autoimmune condition are often discovered to be effective in treating another autoimmune condition. 

The battle against cancer is united through a national cancer registry that collects patient information and shares resources with researchers, but autoimmune diseases have not had that benefit. We believe that an All Autoimmune Registry can help the government, pharmaceutical companies, and the public understand the full impact of autoimmune diseases. With better information, we can better channel resources to study and treat all autoimmune diseases.

Please join our registry or share it with a friend who has an autoimmune condition. Together, we can better tackle the underlying causes of all autoimmune diseases.