Chapter 45.6, Problem 3C

Summary Introduction

To describe: The way by which an autoimmune disease develops.

Introduction: Autoimmune disorders are the disorder or a disease condition in which the immune system attacks the own body cells mistakenly due to the inability to make a distinction between self and non-self-cells. In this case, the antibodies attack the individual’s own tissue and cells. Such antibodies are termed as autoantibodies.