Describe the basis of an autoimmune disease. Graves’ disease, myasthenia gravis, rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus are four quite common autoimmune diseases. Describe the major mechanism of tissue damage seen in each of these diseases and the results.
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Basis of an autoimmune disease: Autoimmune diseases occur when the immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys healthy body tissues. This happens due to the failure of self-tolerance mechanisms, leading to the production of autoantibodies and autoreactive T Show more…
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