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Is it true that in certain diseases, the immune system attacks your body - it causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues?

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Yes: Body can make antibodies as well as cells that damage or destroy its own cells and tissues and are the basis for some diseases, e.g., systemic lupus, hemolytic anemia, myasthenia gravis, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis and more. See this site for more info. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/pmh0001819/.

Answered 5/28/2019

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