1、In this autoimmune disorder, the joints become painful, swollen, stiff and, in severe cases, deformed.

2、Thyroid associated ophthalmopathy is an organ special autoimmune disorder, of which the pathogenesis is still unclear.

3、Unfortunately this is a teaching going around, that if you have an autoimmune disorder, you created it to harm self.

4、Celiac disease is a genetic autoimmune disorder that damages the small intestine and interferes with absorption of nutrients from food.

5、Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disorder of neuromuscular transmission, usually recognized with ocular complaints or generalized muscle weakness.

6、Systemic lupus erythematosus is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disorder which may affect many organ systems including the skin, joints and internal organs.

7、A blood test confirmed that she had an advanced case of Grave's disease, an autoimmune disorder that causes the thyroid gland to swell and produce too much of the powerful hormone.

8、The first new drug to treat lupus in a half century - and the first ever specifically developed to treat the autoimmune disorder - is heading to market in the United States.

9、The final finding demonstrated that failure of T cells in the thymus to recognize IRBP as a self-protein was sufficient to cause the autoimmune disorder in the retina.

10、And those cells that become active at the wrong time might give rise to autoimmune disorders such as lupus.

11、Doctors have long suspected that some sort of virus might precipitate autoimmune disorders, like lupus or multiple sclerosis.

12、Results: a 63-year-old male with no underlying autoimmune disorders developed scleritis 7 years after pterygium excision.

13、Several continuing studies suggest that worms may help to redirect an immune system that has gone awry and resulted in autoimmune disorders, allergies and asthma.