Definition: Disorders that are characterized by the production of antibodies that react with host tissues or immune effector cells that are autoreactive to endogenous peptides. Synonym(s): Autoimmune Disease / Disease, Autoimmune / Diseases, Autoimmune / Narrow term(s): Arthritis, Rheumatoid Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 Graves Disease Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic Pemphigus Thyroiditis, Autoimmune Addison Disease Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane Disease Antiphospholipid Syndrome Dermatitis Herpetiformis Familial Mediterranean Fever Glomerulonephritis, IGA Glomerulonephritis, Membranous Hepatitis, Autoimmune Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome Ophthalmia, Sympathetic Pemphigoid, Bullous Polyendocrinopathies, Autoimmune Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic Reiter Syndrome See also: Autoantibodies Autoimmunity Self Tolerance
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