Microbiology Crossword Module 3: Autoimmune Disoders

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  1. 1. An antibody that binds to a self-antigen
  2. 4. Reduced insulin production is called
  3. 7. An example of an autoimmune disorder resulting from a viral infection is
  4. 9. Arthritis, lupus, and scleroderma are examples of __________ autoimmune disorders
  5. 10. Do males or females experience autoimmune disorders more
  6. 13. When the immune system creates antibodies that attack your own cells
  7. 15. Self-tolerance is the result of mechanisms that lead to the ___________ of self-reactive cells
  8. 16. An antigen that is also referred to as a self-antigen that is expressed on your own cells
  9. 17. specific Is type one diabetes tissue-specific or systemic
  10. 18. Which cells are auto reactive in diabetes
  11. 19. A tissue specific autoimmune disorder that causes hyperthyroidism is
  12. 20. In MS, this tissue is attacked on the neuronal cells
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  1. 2. The acting antibody in graves disease is
  2. 3. The deletion of self-reactive cells once they have entered the lymph is referred to as ________
  3. 5. The cells in which type of diabetes attacks
  4. 6. The ability of the immune system to differentiate between self and non-self
  5. 8. The editing and prevention of self-reactive B and T cells in their site of maturation is called ________
  6. 11. An T or b cell that binds to an autoantigen
  7. 12. An example of an autoimmune disorder resulting from psychological stressors is
  8. 14. In graves disease there is an ___________ of thyroid