Abstract:N AUTOIMMUNE MECHANISM has been invoked in a number of dis-A ease states, such as the connective tissue diseases, chronic thyroiditis, hemolytic anemia, etc. This type of mechanism has been suggested by the occurrence in these diseases of hypergammaglobulinemia, a number of circulating factors with the characteristics of autoantibodies, decreased serum complement levels, and the production, in some instances, of similar lesions in experimental animals utilizing immunologic methods. In the case of antigens beli… Show more
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