Organ-Specific Autoantibodies
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Disease
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Organ involved
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Multiple Sclerosis
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Myelin protein of axons
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Myasthenia gravis
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Acetylcholine receptors
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Goodpasteur
=
s syndrome
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glomerular basement membrane of kidneys
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Grave
=
s (hyperthroidism)
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thyroid-stimulating-hormone receptors
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Hashimoto
=
s thyroiditis
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Thyroid tissue
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Diabetes mellitus (insulin dep)
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beta cells of pancreas