autoimmune disease

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.12919
Pathological condition resulting when an organism produces antibodies or specific cells that bind to constituents of its own tissues (autoantigens) and cause tissue injury.
Source:
PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. (IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)) on page 1130 [Terms] [Paper]