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Index Autoimmune disease

An autoimmune disease is a condition that results from an anomalous response of the adaptive immune system, wherein it mistakenly targets and attacks healthy, functioning parts of the body as if they were foreign organisms.[1]

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  1. 114 relations: Adaptive immune system, Addison's disease, Arthralgia, Autoantibody, Autoimmune disease in women, Autoinflammatory diseases, B cell, Barley, Beta cell, Biopsy, C-reactive protein, Campylobacter jejuni, Central nervous system, Chemokine, Coeliac disease, Complete blood count, Concordance (genetics), COVID-19, Crohn's disease, CT scan, Cytokine, Dendritic cell, Dermatology, Diagnosis, Disease-modifying antirheumatic drug, Dysbiosis, Endocrinology, Epigenetics of autoimmune disorders, Epstein–Barr virus, Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, Etiology, Family history (medicine), Fatigue, Fever, Frequent urination, Gastroenterology, Gastrointestinal cancer, Genome-wide association study, Gluten, Glycan, Graves' disease, Graves' ophthalmopathy, Guillain–Barré syndrome, Hair coloring, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, Hives, Human, Hydrazines, Hygiene hypothesis, Hyperglycemia, ... Expand index (64 more) »

Adaptive immune system

The adaptive immune system, also known as the acquired immune system, or specific immune system is a subsystem of the immune system that is composed of specialized, systemic cells and processes that eliminate pathogens or prevent their growth.

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Addison's disease

Addison's disease, also known as primary adrenal insufficiency, is a rare long-term endocrine disorder characterized by inadequate production of the steroid hormones cortisol and aldosterone by the two outer layers of the cells of the adrenal glands (adrenal cortex), causing adrenal insufficiency.

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Arthralgia

Arthralgia literally means 'joint pain'.

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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. Autoimmune disease and autoantibody are autoimmune diseases.

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Autoimmune disease in women

Autoimmunity refers to a pathological immune response of the body's immune system against itself. Autoimmune disease and Autoimmune disease in women are autoimmune diseases.

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Autoinflammatory diseases

Autoinflammatory diseases (AIDs) are a group of rare disorders caused by dysfunction of the innate immune system.

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B cell

B cells, also known as B lymphocytes, are a type of white blood cell of the lymphocyte subtype.

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Barley

Barley (Hordeum vulgare), a member of the grass family, is a major cereal grain grown in temperate climates globally.

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Beta cell

Beta cells (β-cells) are specialized endocrine cells located within the pancreatic islets of Langerhans responsible for the production and release of insulin and amylin.

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Biopsy

A biopsy is a medical test commonly performed by a surgeon, an interventional radiologist, or an interventional cardiologist.

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C-reactive protein

C-reactive protein (CRP) is an annular (ring-shaped) pentameric protein found in blood plasma, whose circulating concentrations rise in response to inflammation.

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Campylobacter jejuni

Campylobacter jejuni is a species of pathogenic bacteria that is commonly associated with poultry, and is also often found in animal feces.

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Central nervous system

The central nervous system (CNS) is the part of the nervous system consisting primarily of the brain and spinal cord.

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Chemokine

Chemokines, or chemotactic cytokines, are a family of small cytokines or signaling proteins secreted by cells that induce directional movement of leukocytes, as well as other cell types, including endothelial and epithelial cells.

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Coeliac disease

Coeliac disease (British English) or celiac disease (American English) is a long-term autoimmune disorder, primarily affecting the small intestine, where individuals develop intolerance to gluten, present in foods such as wheat, rye and barley. Autoimmune disease and Coeliac disease are autoimmune diseases.

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Complete blood count

A complete blood count (CBC), also known as a full blood count (FBC), is a set of medical laboratory tests that provide information about the cells in a person's blood.

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Concordance (genetics)

In genetics, concordance is the probability that a pair of individuals will both have a certain characteristic (phenotypic trait) given that one of the pair has the characteristic.

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COVID-19

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.

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Crohn's disease

Crohn's disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that may affect any segment of the gastrointestinal tract. Autoimmune disease and Crohn's disease are autoimmune diseases.

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CT scan

A computed tomography scan (CT scan; formerly called computed axial tomography scan or CAT scan) is a medical imaging technique used to obtain detailed internal images of the body.

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Cytokine

Cytokines are a broad and loose category of small proteins (~5–25 kDa) important in cell signaling.

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Dendritic cell

A dendritic cell (DC) is an antigen-presenting cell (also known as an accessory cell) of the mammalian immune system.

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Dermatology

Dermatology is the branch of medicine dealing with the skin.

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Diagnosis

Diagnosis (diagnoses) is the identification of the nature and cause of a certain phenomenon.

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Disease-modifying antirheumatic drug

Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) comprise a category of otherwise unrelated disease-modifying drugs defined by their use in rheumatoid arthritis to slow down disease progression.

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Dysbiosis

Dysbiosis (also called dysbacteriosis) is characterized by a disruption to the microbiome resulting in an imbalance in the microbiota, changes in their functional composition and metabolic activities, or a shift in their local distribution.

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Endocrinology

Endocrinology (from endocrine + -ology) is a branch of biology and medicine dealing with the endocrine system, its diseases, and its specific secretions known as hormones.

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Epigenetics of autoimmune disorders

Epigenetics of autoimmune disorders is the role that epigenetics (heritable changes that do not involve alterations in DNA sequences) play in autoimmune diseases. Autoimmune disease and epigenetics of autoimmune disorders are autoimmune diseases.

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Epstein–Barr virus

The Epstein–Barr virus (EBV), formally called Human gammaherpesvirus 4, is one of the nine known human herpesvirus types in the herpes family, and is one of the most common viruses in humans.

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Erythrocyte sedimentation rate

The erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR or sed rate) is the rate at which red blood cells in anticoagulated whole blood descend in a standardized tube over a period of one hour.

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Etiology

Etiology (alternatively spelled aetiology or ætiology) is the study of causation or origination.

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Family history (medicine)

In medicine, a family history (FH or FHx) consists of information about disorders of direct blood relatives of the patient.

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Fatigue

Fatigue describes a state of tiredness (which is not sleepiness), exhaustion or loss of energy.

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Fever

Fever or pyrexia in humans is a body temperature above the normal range due to an increase in the body's temperature set point in the hypothalamus.

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Frequent urination

Frequent urination, or urinary frequency (sometimes called pollakiuria), is the need to urinate more often than usual.

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Gastroenterology

Gastroenterology (from the Greek gastḗr- "belly", -énteron "intestine", and -logía "study of") is the branch of medicine focused on the digestive system and its disorders.

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Gastrointestinal cancer

Gastrointestinal cancer refers to malignant conditions of the gastrointestinal tract (GI tract) and accessory organs of digestion, including the esophagus, stomach, biliary system, pancreas, small intestine, large intestine, rectum and anus.

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Genome-wide association study

In genomics, a genome-wide association study (GWA study, or GWAS), is an observational study of a genome-wide set of genetic variants in different individuals to see if any variant is associated with a trait.

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Gluten

Gluten is a structural protein naturally found in certain cereal grains.

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Glycan

The terms glycans and polysaccharides are defined by IUPAC as synonyms meaning "compounds consisting of a large number of monosaccharides linked glycosidically".

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Graves' disease

Graves disease, also known as toxic diffuse goiter or Basedow’s disease, is an autoimmune disease that affects the thyroid. Autoimmune disease and Graves' disease are autoimmune diseases.

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Graves' ophthalmopathy

Graves' ophthalmopathy, also known as thyroid eye disease (TED), is an autoimmune inflammatory disorder of the orbit and periorbital tissues, characterized by upper eyelid retraction, lid lag, swelling, redness (erythema), conjunctivitis, and bulging eyes (exophthalmos). Autoimmune disease and Graves' ophthalmopathy are autoimmune diseases.

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Guillain–Barré syndrome

Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) is a rapid-onset muscle weakness caused by the immune system damaging the peripheral nervous system. Autoimmune disease and Guillain–Barré syndrome are autoimmune diseases.

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Hair coloring

Hair coloring, or hair dyeing, is the practice of changing the color of the hair on humans' heads.

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Hashimoto's thyroiditis

Hashimoto's thyroiditis, also known as chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis and Hashimoto's disease, is an autoimmune disease in which the thyroid gland is gradually destroyed. Autoimmune disease and Hashimoto's thyroiditis are autoimmune diseases.

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Hives

Hives, also known as urticaria, is a kind of skin rash with red, raised, itchy bumps.

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Human

Humans (Homo sapiens, meaning "thinking man") or modern humans are the most common and widespread species of primate, and the last surviving species of the genus Homo.

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Hydrazines

Hydrazines (R2N−NR2) are a class of chemical compounds with two nitrogen atoms linked via a covalent bond and which carry from one up to four alkyl or aryl substituents.

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Hygiene hypothesis

In medicine, the hygiene hypothesis states that early childhood exposure to particular microorganisms (such as the gut flora and helminth parasites) protects against allergies by strengthening the immune system.

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Hyperglycemia

Hyperglycemia or Hyperglycaemia is a condition in which an excessive amount of glucose circulates in the blood plasma.

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Immune dysregulation

Immune dysregulation is any proposed or confirmed breakdown or maladaptive change in molecular control of immune system processes.

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Immune system

The immune system is a network of biological systems that protects an organism from diseases.

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Immune tolerance

Immune tolerance, also known as immunological tolerance or immunotolerance, refers to the immune system's state of unresponsiveness to substances or tissues that would otherwise trigger an immune response.

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Immunoglobulin therapy

Immunoglobulin therapy is the use of a mixture of antibodies (normal human immunoglobulin) to treat several health conditions.

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Immunology

Immunology is a branch of biology and medicine that covers the study of immune systems in all organisms.

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Immunosuppressive drug

Immunosuppressive drugs, also known as immunosuppressive agents, immunosuppressants and antirejection medications, are drugs that inhibit or prevent the activity of the immune system.

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Immunotherapy

Immunotherapy or biological therapy is the treatment of disease by activating or suppressing the immune system.

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Inflammatory bowel disease

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of inflammatory conditions of the colon and small intestine, with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis (UC) being the principal types. Autoimmune disease and inflammatory bowel disease are autoimmune diseases.

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Innate immune system

The innate immune system or nonspecific immune system is one of the two main immunity strategies (the other being the adaptive immune system) in vertebrates.

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Interdisciplinarity

Interdisciplinarity or interdisciplinary studies involves the combination of multiple academic disciplines into one activity (e.g., a research project).

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Intestinal permeability

Intestinal permeability is a term describing the control of material passing from inside the gastrointestinal tract through the cells lining the gut wall, into the rest of the body.

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Intestinal villus

Intestinal villi (villus) are small, finger-like projections that extend into the lumen of the small intestine.

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List of autoimmune diseases

This article provides a list of autoimmune diseases. Autoimmune disease and list of autoimmune diseases are autoimmune diseases.

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Lupus

Lupus, technically known as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), is an autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue in many parts of the body. Autoimmune disease and lupus are autoimmune diseases.

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Lymphoproliferative disorders

Lymphoproliferative disorders (LPDs) refer to a specific class of diagnoses, comprising a group of several conditions, in which lymphocytes are produced in excessive quantities.

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Macrophage

Macrophages (abbreviated Mφ, MΦ or MP) are a type of white blood cell of the innate immune system that engulf and digest pathogens, such as cancer cells, microbes, cellular debris, and foreign substances, which do not have proteins that are specific to healthy body cells on their surface.

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Magnetic resonance imaging

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a medical imaging technique used in radiology to form pictures of the anatomy and the physiological processes inside the body.

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Malaise

In medicine, malaise is a feeling of general discomfort, uneasiness or lack of wellbeing and often the first sign of an infection or other disease.

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Malar rash

A malar rash, also called butterfly rash, is a medical sign consisting of a characteristic form of facial rash.

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Medical history

The medical history, case history, or anamnesis (from Greek: ἀνά, aná, "open", and μνήσις, mnesis, "memory") of a patient is a set of information the physicians collect over medical interviews.

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Medical laboratory

A medical laboratory or clinical laboratory is a laboratory where tests are conducted out on clinical specimens to obtain information about the health of a patient to aid in diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease.

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Microbiome

A microbiome is the community of microorganisms that can usually be found living together in any given habitat.

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Molecular mimicry

Molecular mimicry is the theoretical possibility that sequence similarities between foreign and self-peptides are enough to result in the cross-activation of autoreactive T or B cells by pathogen-derived peptides.

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Monoclonal antibody

A monoclonal antibody (mAb, more rarely called moAb) is an antibody produced from a cell lineage made by cloning a unique white blood cell.

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Multiple sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease in which the insulating covers of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord are damaged. Autoimmune disease and Multiple sclerosis are autoimmune diseases.

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Myelin

Myelin is a lipid-rich material that surrounds nerve cell axons (the nervous system's electrical wires) to insulate them and increase the rate at which electrical impulses (called action potentials) pass along the axon.

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Neurology

Neurology (from νεῦρον (neûron), "string, nerve" and the suffix -logia, "study of") is the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of conditions and disease involving the nervous system, which comprises the brain, the spinal cord and the peripheral nerves.

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Neutrophil

Neutrophils (also known as neutrocytes, heterophils or polymorphonuclear leukocytes) are a type of white blood cell.

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Nigella sativa

Nigella sativa (black caraway, also known as black cumin, nigella, kalonji, charnushka) is an annual flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to eastern Europe (Bulgaria and Romania) and western Asia (Cyprus, Turkey, Iran and Iraq), but naturalized over a much wider area, including parts of Europe, northern Africa and east to Myanmar.

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Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) are members of a therapeutic drug class which reduces pain, decreases inflammation, decreases fever, and prevents blood clots.

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Pancreas

The pancreas is an organ of the digestive system and endocrine system of vertebrates.

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Pathophysiology

Pathophysiology (or physiopathology) is a branch of study, at the intersection of pathology and physiology, concerning disordered physiological processes that cause, result from, or are otherwise associated with a disease or injury.

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Pernicious anemia

Pernicious anemia is a disease where not enough red blood cells are produced due to a deficiency of vitamin B12.

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Physical examination

In a physical examination, medical examination, clinical examination, or medical checkup, a medical practitioner examines a patient for any possible medical signs or symptoms of a medical condition.

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Pretibial myxedema

Pretibial myxedema (myxoedema in British English, also known as Graves' dermopathy, thyroid dermopathy, Jadassohn-Dösseker disease or myxoedema tuberosum) is an infiltrative dermopathy, resulting as a rare complication of Graves' disease, with an incidence rate of about 1–5%.

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Psoriasis

Psoriasis is a long-lasting, noncontagious autoimmune disease characterized by patches of abnormal skin. Autoimmune disease and Psoriasis are autoimmune diseases.

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Psoriatic arthritis

Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a long-term inflammatory arthritis that occurs in people affected by the autoimmune disease psoriasis. Autoimmune disease and Psoriatic arthritis are autoimmune diseases.

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Rash

A rash is a change of the skin that affects its color, appearance, or texture.

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Rheumatic fever

Rheumatic fever (RF) is an inflammatory disease that can involve the heart, joints, skin, and brain.

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Rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a long-term autoimmune disorder that primarily affects joints. Autoimmune disease and Rheumatoid arthritis are autoimmune diseases.

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Rheumatology

Rheumatology is a branch of medicine devoted to the diagnosis and management of disorders whose common feature is inflammation in the bones, muscles, joints, and internal organs.

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Rye

Rye (Secale cereale) is a grass grown extensively as a grain, a cover crop and a forage crop.

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SARS-CoV-2

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2) is a strain of coronavirus that causes COVID-19, the respiratory illness responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Signs and symptoms

Signs and symptoms are the observed or detectable signs, and experienced symptoms of an illness, injury, or condition.

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Sjögren syndrome

Sjögren syndrome or Sjögren's syndrome (SjS, SS) is a long-term autoimmune disease that primarily affects the body's exocrine glands, particularly the lacrimal and salivary glands. Autoimmune disease and Sjögren syndrome are autoimmune diseases.

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Small intestine

The small intestine or small bowel is an organ in the gastrointestinal tract where most of the absorption of nutrients from food takes place.

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Streptococcal pharyngitis

Streptococcal pharyngitis, also known as streptococcal sore throat (strep throat), is pharyngitis (an infection of the pharynx, the back of the throat) caused by Streptococcus pyogenes, a gram-positive, group A streptococcus.

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Streptococcus pyogenes

Streptococcus pyogenes is a species of Gram-positive, aerotolerant bacteria in the genus Streptococcus.

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T cell

T cells are one of the important types of white blood cells of the immune system and play a central role in the adaptive immune response.

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Tartrazine

Tartrazine is a synthetic lemon yellow azo dye primarily used as a food coloring.

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Thirst

Thirst is the craving for potable fluids, resulting in the basic instinct of animals to drink.

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Thymoquinone

Thymoquinone is a phytochemical compound found in the plant Nigella sativa.

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Thyroid hormones

Thyroid hormones are any hormones produced and released by the thyroid gland, namely triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4).

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Trichloroethylene

Trichloroethylene (TCE) is a halocarbon with the formula C2HCl3, commonly used as an industrial degreasing solvent.

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Type 1 diabetes

Type 1 diabetes (T1D), formerly known as juvenile diabetes, is an autoimmune disease that originates when cells that make insulin (beta cells) are destroyed by the immune system. Autoimmune disease and Type 1 diabetes are autoimmune diseases.

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Ulcerative colitis

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is one of the two types of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), with the other type being Crohn's disease. Autoimmune disease and Ulcerative colitis are autoimmune diseases.

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Ultraviolet

Ultraviolet (UV) light is electromagnetic radiation of wavelengths of 10–400 nanometers, shorter than that of visible light, but longer than X-rays.

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Undifferentiated connective tissue disease

Undifferentiated connective tissue disease (UCTD) (also known as latent lupus or incomplete lupus) is a disease in which the connective tissues are targeted by the immune system. Autoimmune disease and Undifferentiated connective tissue disease are autoimmune diseases.

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Vitamin D

Vitamin D is a group of fat-soluble secosteroids responsible for increasing intestinal absorption of calcium, magnesium, and phosphate, and for many other biological effects.

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Vitiligo

Vitiligo is a chronic autoimmune disorder that causes patches of skin to lose pigment or color. Autoimmune disease and Vitiligo are autoimmune diseases.

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Weight loss

Weight loss, in the context of medicine, health, or physical fitness, refers to a reduction of the total body mass, by a mean loss of fluid, body fat (adipose tissue), or lean mass (namely bone mineral deposits, muscle, tendon, and other connective tissue).

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Wheat

Wheat is a grass widely cultivated for its seed, a cereal grain that is a staple food around the world.

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White blood cell

White blood cells (scientific name leukocytes), also called immune cells or immunocytes, are cells of the immune system that are involved in protecting the body against both infectious disease and foreign invaders.

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X-ray

X-rays (or rarely, X-radiation) are a form of high-energy electromagnetic radiation.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autoimmune_disease

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