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What does it mean for me to have "auto-antibodies?"
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Attacking "self": Autoantibodies are immune proteins that attack the "self". Normally the immune system is able to recognize the body's own tissues & disregard them, but sometimes it fails & starts attacking them instead. How this process starts is not well understood. Autoantibodies are associated with various conditions such as systemic lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, grave's disease, & coeliac disease.
Answered 1/14/2014
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Allergy to self: Auto-antibodies means that you are producing antibodies to proteins in your own body.
Answered 5/20/2013
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