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Can your brain cause your cells to attack yourself in the case of an autoimmune disease?

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No: Autoimmunity is an attack by the immune cells, usually types of white blood cells: t cells and b cells, against parts of the body itself. The cause is usually unknown but there sometimes a genetic predisposition. The brain does not cause the attack.

Answered 12/9/2013

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No: The brain does not cause the autoimmune reaction.

Answered 9/28/2016

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