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Systemic Lupus Erythmatosus
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An autoimmune disease characterized by autoantibodies to a vst array of tissues antigens such as DNA, histones, RBC,splatelets, leukocyts, and clotting factors
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Rheumatoid Factor
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Autoantibody found in the serum of individuals with rheumatoid arthritis and other connective tissue diseases
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Reumatoid Arthritis
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A common autoimmune disorder, primarily affecting women 40 to 60 years olf, causing chronic inflammation of the joints
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Myasthenia gravis
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An autoimmune disease mediated by antibodies that block the acetylcholine receptors on the motor end plates of muscles resulting in progressive weakining of the skeletal muscles
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Multiple sclerosis
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An autoimmune disease thateffects the central nervous system; in weastern countries it is the most common cause of neurologic disability caused by disease
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Insulin-dependant diabetes mellitus
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An autoimmune disease caused by an autoimmune attack on the pancrease directed against specialized insulin-producing cells, calle the islets of langerhans, scattered throughout the pancreas
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Graves' disease
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An autoimmune disease where the individual produces auto-antibodies to the receptor for TSH
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Goodpasture's Syndrome
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An autoimmune disease characterized by autoantibodies specific fopr certain vasement-menbrane antigens of the glomeruli of the kidneys and the alveoli of the lungs
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Cyclosporin A
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A fungal product used as a drug to suppress allograft rejection; the compound blocks t-cell activation by interferring with transcription factors and preventing gene activation
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Autoimmunity
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An abnormal immune rsponse against self antigens
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