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In [[medicine]], '''autoimmune diseases''' are "disorders that are characterized by the production of antibodies that react with host tissues or immune effector cells that are autoreactive to endogenous peptides."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> Autoimmune diseases include many types of [[vasculitis]] and some types of [[connective tissue disease]]. | In [[medicine]], '''autoimmune diseases''' are "disorders that are characterized by the production of antibodies that react with host tissues or immune effector cells that are autoreactive to endogenous peptides."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> Autoimmune diseases include many types of [[vasculitis]] and some types of [[connective tissue disease]]. | ||
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Revision as of 20:04, 17 August 2010
In medicine, autoimmune diseases are "disorders that are characterized by the production of antibodies that react with host tissues or immune effector cells that are autoreactive to endogenous peptides."[1] Autoimmune diseases include many types of vasculitis and some types of connective tissue disease.
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Autoimmune disease (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.