Campbell Biology (11th Edition)
Campbell Biology (11th Edition)
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Author: Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Jane B. Reece
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 43.4, Problem 1CC
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To explain: Whether myasthenia gravis is an immunodeficiency disease, an autoimmune disease, or an allergic disease.

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In immunodeficiency diseases, the response to the antigen by the immune system is ineffective or absent.

In autoimmune disease, the immune system of the body will generate a response against particular molecules that are produced by the same host.

In allergic diseases, the IgE molecules that are attached on the mast cell are cross-linked by the allergen and causes hypersensitivity reactions.

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