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What do you mean by autoimmunity?


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Autoimmunity:

  1. It is a condition in which the action of immunologically competent cells or antibodies against own antigen causes structural or functional harm.
  2. The immune system is unable to distinguish its own tissues and cells as "self".
  3. Rheumatoid arthritis is an auto-immune disease that affects many people in our society.

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