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Autoimmunity is the failure of an organism to recognize its own constituent parts (down to the sub-molecular levels) as "Self", which results in an immune response against its own cells and tissues. Any disease that results from such an aberrant immune response is termed an autoimmune disease, the prominent examples being Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), Sjögren's syndrome and Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). The illusory misconception that an individual's immune system is totally incapable of ...
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- Alopecia Areata: Frequently Asked Questions (National Alopecia Areata Foundation)
- American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association
- Antinuclear Antibody Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Autoimmune Diseases (National Institutes of Health)
- Autoimmune Diseases (Medline Plus)
- Autoimmune Diseases [Easy-to-Read] (National Women's Health Information Center, OWH, HHS)
- Autoimmune Diseases: An Attack on Self Tissues (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- Autoimmune Diseases: Resources (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- Autoimmune Hepatitis (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Autoimmune Inner Ear Disease (AIED) (American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery)
- Autoimmune Lymphoproliferative Syndrome (ALPS) (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- Autoimmune Lymphoproliferative Syndrome (ALPS) (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- Autoimmunity and Smallpox Vaccine - A Risk? (American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association)
- Autoimmunity--the Common Thread (American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association)
- Bullous Pemphigoid (American Osteopathic College of Dermatology)
- C-Reactive Protein (CRP) (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Autoimmune Diseases (National Institutes of Health)
- Coping with Autoimmunity (American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association)
- Devic's Syndrome (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
- Enemy Within (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Fire and Ice: An Altered Protein Brings Fever, Chills (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- Goodpasture's Syndrome (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- How Are Autoimmune Diseases Treated? (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- How Rheumatologists Use Chemotherapy (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
- IL-4 From Certain T Cells May Help Prevent Diabetes (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- Immune System (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- InFocus Newsletter (American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association)
- IPF Glossary (International Pemphigus Foundation)
- Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
- Learning About Autoimmune Lymphoproliferative Syndrome (ALPS) (National Human Genome Research Institute)
- Medical Oils (Arthritis Foundation)
- Methotrexate (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Methotrexate Not Effective in Maintaining Improvements in Hearing Gained from Prednisone (National Institutes of Health)
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
- Nationwide Hunt for Rheumatoid Arthritis Genes Launched (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- New Drug Shows Promise in MG and Other Autoimmune Disorders (Muscular Dystrophy Association)
- NIAMS Researchers Collaborate to Produce Targeted Immunosuppressant Drug (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
- NIH Autoimmune Diseases Coordinating Committee: Autoimmune Diseases Research Plan (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- Paraneoplastic Syndromes (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
- Plasmapheresis and Autoimmune Disease (Muscular Dystrophy Association)
- Polyglandular Autoimmune Syndrome (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Protein Essential for Switching on T-Cell Response (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
- Questions and Answers About Autoimmunity (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
- Rebooting: A Promise for Autoimmune Diseases? (American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association)
- Report of the Autoimmune Diseases Coordinating Committee (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- Stiff-Person Syndrome (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
- Tips for Getting a Proper Diagnosis of an Autoimmune Disease (American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association)
- Understanding Autoimmune Diseases (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- Understanding the Immune System (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- Understanding the Immune System (National Cancer Institute)
- What Is Pemphigus? (International Pemphigus Foundation)
- Women with Endometriosis Have Higher Rates of Some Diseases (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
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