| autoimmune disease |
any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues
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| autoimmune disease |
A condition that results when the immune system responds against a person's own tissues or cells.
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| autoimmune disease |
A condition in which the body recognizes its own tissues as foreign and directs an immune response against them.
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| autoimmune disease |
Occurs when a specific adaptive immune response is mounted against the self. It is not known what triggers the autoimmune response, but susceptibility to most autoimmune diseases shows a significant genetic component. Environmental factors such as infection or diet are likely to play a role in pathogenesis.
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| autoimmune disease |
A disease characterized by tissue injury caused by a humoral or cell-mediated immune response against constituents of the body's own tissues.
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