Autoimmune diseases

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-002444",
  "term": "Autoimmune diseases",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Autoimmune Diseases",
  "definition": "1. Disorders that are characterized by the production of antibodies that react with host tissues or immune effector cells that are autoreactive to endogenous peptides.\n\n2. Disorders resulting from loss of function or tissue destruction of an organ or multiple organs, arising from humoral or cellular immune responses of the individual to his own tissue constituents. It may be systemic (e.g., systemic lupus erythematosus), or organ specific, (e.g., thyroiditis).",
  "subject": "Biological substances",
  "references": [
    "NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)",
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/autoimmune-diseases/"
}