The Utilization of Autoantibodies in Approaches to Precision Health

Front Immunol. 2018 Nov 16:9:2682. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.02682. eCollection 2018.

Abstract

Precision health (PH) applied to autoimmune disease will need paradigm shifts in the use and application of autoantibodies and other biomarkers. For example, autoantibodies combined with other multi-analyte "omic" profiles will form the basis of disease prediction allowing for earlier intervention linked to disease prevention strategies, as well as earlier, effective and personalized interventions for established disease. As medical intervention moves to disease prediction and a model of "intent to PREVENT," diagnostics will include an early symptom/risk-based, as opposed to a disease-based approach. Newer diagnostic platforms that utilize emerging megatrends such as deep learning and artificial intelligence and close the gaps in autoantibody diagnostics will benefit from paradigm shifts thereby facilitating the PH agenda.

Keywords: autoantibodies; autoimmunity; biomarkers; precision health; precision medicine.

MeSH terms

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Autoantibodies / analysis*
  • Autoimmune Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Autoimmune Diseases / economics
  • Autoimmune Diseases / prevention & control*
  • Autoimmune Diseases / therapy
  • Biomarkers / analysis
  • Early Diagnosis
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Fluorescent Antibody Technique
  • Humans
  • Luminescence
  • Mass Screening / methods
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Precision Medicine / methods*
  • Risk Factors

Substances

  • Autoantibodies
  • Biomarkers