Autoimmune diseases are disorders in which the body's immune system reacts against some of its own tissue and produces antibodies to attack itself.
To better understand autoimmune diseases, one must understand how
The immune system is a network of organs, cells and molecules that work together to defend the body against attacks by foreign (not of the body) invaders such as germs, bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi. When one of these invaders (antigens) tries to break...
In a new study published in the November 2006 issue of Arthritis and Rheumatism, scientists at the University Of Michigan Medical School... Read more »
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An autoimmune disorder is a condition that occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys healthy body tissue. There are more than 80... Read more »
University of Colorado researchers have found several genes linked to the skin condition vitiligo that confirm it is an autoimmune disorder. Vitiligo... Read more »
Women who have developed the autoimmune disease myositis and who live in areas with high UV sun exposure are more likely to develop a form of the... Read more »
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In healthy men and women, urine does not contain any blood that can be seen with the eye, called "gross blood," nor does it contain red blood cells... Read more »