Autoimmune disease

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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."[1] Autoimmune diseases include many types of vasculitis and some types of connective tissue disease.

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  1. ↑ Anonymous (2024), Autoimmune disease (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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