Immune-mediated, non-communicable diseases, such as autoimmune diseases, allergic diseases and asthma, are chronic disorders in which the immune system plays a pivotal role. The World Heath Organisation (WHO) has highlighted the seriousness of autoimmunity and its association with exposure to the environment, but research on the underlying causes, mechanisms and prevention of these disorders remains an urgent need.
EXIMIOUS aims to deliver a new way of assessing the human exposome, i.e. the exposures to environmental factors that one experiences throughout life, and shed light on its association to immune-mediated diseases.