The heterogeneity of autoimmune rheumatic diseases, and their shared clinical and molecular features, makes classifying and diagnosing these diseases difficult and highlights the need for a new taxonomy. Reclassifying these diseases according to the underlying molecular mechanisms might lead to novel insights into disease mechanisms and enable better patient stratification.
- Guillermo Barturen
- Lorenzo Beretta
- Marta E. Alarcón-Riquelme