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AUTOANTIBODY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An antibody acting against tissues of the organism that produces it
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("autoantibody" is a kind of...):
antibody (any of a large variety of proteins normally present in the body or produced in response to an antigen which it neutralizes, thus producing an immune response)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "autoantibody"):
rheumatoid factor (autoantibody that is usually present in the serum of people with rheumatoid arthritis)
Context examples:
It is caused by placental transfer of maternal autoantibodies, usually anti-Ro antibody.
(Neonatal Lupus Erythematosus, NCI Thesaurus)
An acquired anemia caused by destruction of the red blood cells by autoantibodies.
(Autoimmune hemolytic anemia, NCI Thesaurus)
An IgM autoantibody directed against cardiolipin.
(Anticardiolipin IgM Antibody, NCI Thesaurus)
An IgG autoantibody directed against cardiolipin.
(Anticardiolipin IgG Antibody, NCI Thesaurus)
An autoantibody that reacts with cardiolipin.
(Anticardiolipin Antibody, NCI Thesaurus)
An autoimmune disorder characterized by the production of autoantibodies against type IV collagen of the glomerular basement membrane of the kidney.
(Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane Disease, NCI Thesaurus)
Autoantibodies can directly destroy cells that have the substances on them or can make it easier for other white blood cells to destroy them.
(Autoantibody, NCI Dictionary)
It results from the development of autoantibodies against the parietal and chief cells.
(Autoimmune Gastritis, NCI Thesaurus)
It is associated with the presence of circulating autoantibodies against the gut epithelial cells.
(Autoimmune enteropathy, NCI Thesaurus)
Cytopenia caused by autoantibodies against the red blood cells, neutrophils, and/or platelets.
(Autoimmune Cytopenia, NCI Thesaurus)
