• Question: What is autoimmunity?

    Asked by shumile;) to Alison, Hannah, Jonny, MarthaNari, Paul on 19 Jun 2015.
    • Photo: Paul Brack

      Paul Brack answered on 19 Jun 2015:

      Autoimmunity is when the body fails to recognise it’s own cells as being itself, and instead attacks them as if they were an invader. Several diseases, such as Coeliac disease, are a result of this, and that’s why they are called autoimmune disorders.

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