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Chapter 18, Problem 6MC
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The condition in which the immune system fails to distinguish between non-self and self-cells or tissues of the body is known as autoimmunity. This results in the stimulation of the immune response which includes the production of B lymphocytes (autoantibodies) and cytotoxic T cells that harms the own body cells and tissues.
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