NIH estimates that 23.5 million Americans suffer from autoimmune diseases. Although these diseases are rare, their prevalence is rising. Autoimmune diseases are disorders that occur due to autoimmunity, an inappropriate immune response against one's own organs, tissues or cells. Autoimmunity occurs naturally in everyone to some degree, however autoimmune diseases arise as a pathological consequence. There are two types of autoimmune disorders: systemic autoimmune diseases and localized autoimmune diseases. As the names imply, the former causes damage to many organs, while the later causes damage to a single organ or tissue. Heritability and environmental factors are the two leading causes of autoimmune diseases.   All Immune System Disease Antibodies, Lysates, Proteins, and RNAi

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