BIOLOGY:THE ESSENTIALS (LL) W/CONNECT
BIOLOGY:THE ESSENTIALS (LL) W/CONNECT
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9781260670929
Author: Hoefnagels
Publisher: MCG CUSTOM
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Chapter 29.5, Problem 1MC
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To determine:

The ways by which autoimmunity may arise in an individual.

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Many organisms attack other organisms and cause infectious diseases. All organisms have a well-defined organ system that fights with these pathogens and protect the body from infectious diseases. This organ system is called the immune system. The disorder in which antibodies treat the body’s molecules as pathogens (antigens) is called autoimmunity. For example, diabetes 1 is an autoimmune disorder as antibodies kill the cells that produce insulin.

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