Autoimmune Disease Education Topics

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Autoimmune Diseases

A healthy immune system identifies, locates, and removes foreign biological material from the body. But, when the immune system fails to distinguish some of its own biological material from foreign material, the body generates antibodies against its own cells, resulting in autoimmune disease.

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Autoimmune disease may result from a variety of causes, including hormones or hormone deficiencies, drugs, infection, genetic predisposition, environmental factors, and, possibly, diet. These scientific topics will explore the diagnosis of different types of autoimmune diseases.