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Immunology of Endocrine Disease (finish) Flashcards

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Definition of autoimmune disease

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A large group of clinical disorders which are characterised by tissue or organ damage through aberrant immunological mechanisms which are directed against autoantigens

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2 broad subtypes of autoimmune disease

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Organ specific

Non-organ specific

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Examples of organ specific autoimmune disease

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Thyroid Hashimotos, thyroiditis, thyroxitosis
Stomach - pernicious anaemia
Addisons disease
Juvenile diabetes

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Examples of non organ specific autoimmune diseases

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SLE
Scleroderma
RA

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Autoimmune disease is a multifactorial interaction of what?

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Genetic factors (susceptibility)
Environmental factors (aetiology)
Autoimmune mechanisms (pathogenesis)
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Pathology of T1DM

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Immune mediated B cell destruction

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Pathology of T2DM

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Insulin resistance/deficiency/secretory defect

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Autoantigens known in graves disease

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HLA-B8

DR3

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