#autoimmune_disease__autoimmune_disorder  any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues
  supertype:  #disease  an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
  subtype:  #Type_I_diabetes  #rheumatoid_arthritis  #ankylosing_spondylitis  #discoid_lupus_erythematosus  #Hashimoto's_disease  #lupus_erythematosus  #scleroderma  #idiopathic_thrombocytopenic_purpura
  part:  #autoimmunity  production of antibodies against the tissues of your own body; produces autoimmune disease or hypersensitivity reactions

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