Term Name: autoimmune disease
Synonyms: autoimmune hypersensitivity disease, hypersensitivity reaction type II disease
Definition: An immune system disease that is an overactive immune response of the body against substances and tissues normally present in the body resulting from an abnormal functioning of the immune system that results in the production of antibodies or T cell directed against the host tissues.
Ontology: Human Disease [DOID:417]   ( DOID:417 )

Relationships
is a type of: primary immunodeficiency disease
has subtype: antisynthetase syndrome autoimmune disease of blood autoimmune disease of cardiovascular system autoimmune disease of endocrine system autoimmune disease of exocrine system autoimmune disease of gastrointestinal tract autoimmune disease of musculoskeletal system autoimmune disease of the nervous system autoimmune disease of urogenital tract autoimmune interstitial lung, joint, and kidney disease CINCA Syndrome common variable immunodeficiency familial Mediterranean fever Felty's syndrome IgG4-related disease immune dysregulation-polyendocrinopathy-enteropathy-X-linked syndrome Jaccoud's syndrome Mikulicz disease PFAPA syndrome