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. 2011 Jul 11;7(3):368–380. doi: 10.5114/aoms.2011.23398

Table I.

Pairwise concordance rates of autoimmune disease in monozygotic and dizygotic twins (n of concordant sets/n of studied sets)

Disease MZ concordance rate DZ concordance rate
Primary biliary cirrhosis 0.63 0.00
Primary sclerosing cholangitis Concordant pair reported
Systemic lupus erithematosus 0.24 0.02
Sjögren’s syndrome Concordant pair reported
Type I diabetes mellitus 0.21-0.70* 0.00-0.13
Rheumatoid arthritis 12.3-15.4 3.50-3.60
Graves’ disease 0.17-0.29 0.00-0.02
Multiple sclerosis 0.25-0.31* 0.03-4.7
Celiac disease 0.75-0.83 0.11
*

Following a minimum of 7.5 years of observation