Qu'est-ce (qui) est autoantibody - définition
ANTIBODY PRODUCED BY THE IMMUNE SYSTEM THAT IS DIRECTED AGAINST ONE OR MORE OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S OWN PROTEINS - MANY AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES (NOTABLY LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS) ARE CAUSED BY SUCH AUTOANTIBODIES
Autoantibodies; Auto-antibodies
autoantibody
¦ noun (plural autoantibodies) Physiology an antibody produced by an organism in response to a constituent of its own tissues.
Autoantibody
An autoantibody is an antibody (a type of protein) produced by the immune system that is directed against one or more of the individual's own proteins. Many autoimmune diseases (notably lupus erythematosus) are associated with such autoantibodies.
Anti-SSA/Ro autoantibodies
ANTI-NUCLEAR AUTOANTIBODIES
SS-A; Anti-Ro; Ro (antigen); Anti-SS-A; SSA/Ro; Ro/SSA; Ro antibody; SSA-Ro; Anti-Ro antibodies; Ro60
Anti-SSA autoantibodies (anti–Sjögren's-syndrome-related antigen A autoantibodies, also called anti-Ro, or similar names including anti-SSA/Ro, anti-Ro/SSA, anti–SS-A/Ro, and anti-Ro/SS-A) are a type of anti-nuclear autoantibodies that are associated with many autoimmune diseases, such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), SS/SLE overlap syndrome, subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus (SCLE), neonatal lupus and primary biliary cirrhosis. They are often present in Sjögren's syndrome (SS).
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Autoantibody
An autoantibody is an antibody (a type of protein) produced by the immune system that is directed against one or more of the individual's own proteins. Many autoimmune diseases (notably lupus erythematosus) are associated with such antibodies.
