Rheumatoid arthritis and SLE, along with a variety of other diseases, such as scleroderma, Sjögren's syndrome, thyroid disorders, multiple sclerosis and juvenile diabetes mellitus, belong to this group of " autoimmune diseases ".Often, multiple and different autoimmune diseases are seen in the same families. The Autoimmune Disease Panel assesses more than 120 related conditions, analyzing more than 540 genes and over 1150 markers.