Diseases

Autoimmune Diseases

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

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Abstract

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

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Autoimmune Disease
  • Disease, Autoimmune
  • Diseases, Autoimmune

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM is available

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  1. C20w.111w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Autoimmune Diseases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001327. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001327
  2. Autoimmune Diseases. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autoimmune_disease
  3. Autoimmune Diseases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8084905