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Human Disease

autoimmune disease

Term ID
DOID:417
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. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autoimmune_disease
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Human Disease   ( DOID:417 )
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