Human Biology Lab
Human Biology Lab
15th Edition
ISBN: 9781308566672
Author: McGraw-Hill Education
Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill
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Chapter 7.5, Problem 2LO
Summary Introduction

To explain:

The cause of select autoimmune diseases.

Introduction:

Auto-immune diseases are those diseases that cause the activation of the immune response on the self cells. In auto-immune diseases the immune response of the body tries to kill its own cells, assuming that they are foreign antigen. The different types of auto-immune diseases are the rheumatoid arthritis, Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), myasthenia gravis, and multiple sclerosis.

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