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AUTOIMMUNE RESPONSE [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Immunology
DEF

A response caused by the immune system mistakenly attacking the body's own tissues.

CONT

... because of the similarity of [an] agent and the HLA molecule, the immune response is turned against the HLA molecule and the resulting autoimmune response produces disease.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Immunologie
DEF

Réaction immune ayant pour cible un antigène du soi.

CONT

[...] les efforts actuels de recherche sur le DID [Diabète-Insulino-Dépendant] convergent vers la compréhension des mécanismes moléculaires des gènes de prédisposition au diabète qui président au déclenchement de la réponse auto-immune contre le pancréas.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Inmunología
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