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  What is autoimmune disease? Autoimmune disease is a disease that occurs when the body's immune system attacks its own tissue, thinking it is a foreign threat.  In the case of juvenile diabetes, the immune system destroys insulin producing islet cells.  In lupus, the immune system destroys organ connective tissue.  In multiple sclerosis, nerve ...2 comments

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