autoimmunity

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Immune response to "self" tissues or components.
Note: Such an immune response may have pathological consequences leading to autoimmune diseases.
See also: autoantigen (self-antigen)
Source:
PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. (IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)) on page 1131 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'autoimmunity' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.12925 RIS BibTex EndNote
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