autoantibody
- noun
- /ˌɔːtoʊˈæntɪˌbɑːdi/
- Specialized
- Doctors may test blood for autoantibodies to diagnose autoimmune diseases.
- serum autoantibodies
- detectable autoantibodies
- thyroid autoantibodies
Examples
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Baseline autoantibody levels as reported in the studies.
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I see they did not test for antiparietal autoantibodies, but the others aren't addressed.
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Therefore, future studies should consider testing for a complete panel of AIH-related autoantibodies.
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Even in the presence of positive autoantibodies, we would suggest that malignancy is considered in patients with atypical presentations.
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The various mechanisms of an autoimmune response in these patients include T-cell-mediated autoantibodies and natural killer cells.
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High titers of these circulating autoantibodies are believed to cause clinical disease by direct binding to and disruption.
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Table 2: Serum immunoglobulins and autoantibodies in Fas-deficient patients.
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Previous studies have provided strong evidence for the contribution of maternal autoantibodies to the pathogenesis of NLS.
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The binding of autoantibodies results in acantholysis, the loss of cell-cell adhesion.
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The authors further speculate on the genetic basis of autoantibody response in PV patients carrying DR14 alleles.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Autoantibody has the part auto- meaning 'self' and the parts anti- meaning 'against' and body meaning 'body'. So an autoantibody is an antibody that attacks the body's own tissues.