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Autoimmune diseases

An overactive immune system can attack normal, skin, blood vessels and insulin producing cells, which can cause scleroderma, vasculitis and diabetes.
Diabetes

Type 1 diabetes

Type 1 diabetes makes up around 10% of all cases of diabetes. Type 2 diabetes, makes up the other 90%.

Microvascular

Microvascular

Our microvascular laboratory was set up to improve our understanding of microvascular changes in autoimmune and other diseases.

Scleroderma

Scleroderma

Scleroderma describes a family of diseases that usually cause thickening or hardness of the skin.

Vasculitis

Vasculitis

Vasculitis is an autoimmune disease, which means your immune system attacks the blood vessels by mistake.