Autoimmune Diseases

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Is a:

Disease or Syndrome

Definition:

Disorders that are characterized by the production of antibodies that react with host tissues or immune effector cells that are autoreactive to endogenous peptides.

Synonyms:

Autoimmune Disease
Disease, Autoimmune
Diseases, Autoimmune

Broader Topics:

Immune System Diseases

Narrower Topics:

Addison Disease
Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune
Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane Disease
Antiphospholipid Syndrome
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System
Dermatitis Herpetiformis
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
Familial Mediterranean Fever
Glomerulonephritis, IGA
Glomerulonephritis, Membranous
Graves Disease
Hepatitis, Autoimmune
Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
Ophthalmia, Sympathetic
Pemphigoid, Bullous
Pemphigus
Polyendocrinopathies, Autoimmune
Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic
Thyroiditis, Autoimmune

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