Immune-mediated inflammatory diseases
An immune-mediated inflammatory disease (IMID) is any of a group of conditions or diseases that lack a definitive
morbidity and/or mortality
.
Inflammation is an important and growing area of
aging
is a consequence, in part, of inflammatory processes.
Characterization
IMID is characterized by
pathological
consequences.
See also
Bibliography
- Shurin, Michael R. and Yuri S. Smolkin (editors). Immune Mediated Diseases: From Theory to Therapy (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology). Springer, 2007.