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Chapter 7: Q20CP (page 217)

Why do the symptoms of an autoimmune disease often differ between individuals?

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The symptoms of an autoimmune disease often differ between individuals due to their difference in locations and severity.

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Autoimmune disease

Autoimmune disease is mostly caused when the body’s immune system loses its self-tolerance. In such a case, all the body tissues are susceptible to attack by the immune system.

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Symptoms of an autoimmune disease

The symptoms of the disease are reflected by the type of tissue that has reacted with the auto-antibodies. Often the autoimmune diseases are chronic, and their clinical severity may differ between individuals because of their location and the severity of the immune system attacked by the auto-antibodies.

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