Sentences with phrase «specific types of autoimmune diseases»

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It's hoped this latest insight will lead to the widespread use of antigen - specific immunotherapy as a treatment for many autoimmune disorders, including multiple sclerosis (MS), type 1 diabetes, Graves» disease and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

Using red blood cells modified to carry disease - specific antigens, a team of scientists from Whitehead Institute and Boston Children's Hospital have prevented and alleviated two autoimmune diseases — multiple sclerosis (MS) and type 1 diabetes — in early stage mouse models.

The common identifying factor in most autoimmune diseases is a destructive processes called inflammation which will eventually cause the destruction of cells and tissues specific to the type of auto - immune disease he person has.

But in autoimmune disease, the body creates a specific type of antibodies called autoantibodies — which end up being used by the body to attack itself.