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Lupus Nephritis Learning Center

Causes could include:
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE, or lupus) is an autoimmune disease. This means there is a problem with the body's immune system.
Source:ADAM
Date:August 12, 2009
An autoimmune disorder is a condition that occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys healthy body tissue. There are more than 80 different types of autoimmune disorders. See also: Immune response
Source:ADAM
Date:May 3, 2009
Autoimmune disorders are conditions in which a person's immune system attacks the body's own cells, causing tissue destruction.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Autoimmune disorders are conditions in which a person's immune system attacks the body's own cells, causing tissue destruction.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Diseases in which the immune system attacks the body's own healthy tissues, forming antibodies in an assault on mistakenly identified "foreign invaders. " Autoimmune disorders occur when the body's immune system loses its ability to recognize the ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence
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