Autoimmune Diseases
Autoimmune diseases are numerous and present with many different symptoms.
Please refer to the menu on the left of the page. Click each organ system to see a listing of diseases affecting it. Then click the specific disease name to read detailed information about it.
Please note that we have just started to compile this information. At the moment, only the skin and endocrine sections complete.
| Levels of Biological Organization |
| Atom |
Basic unit of all matter |
| Molecule |
unique combination of atoms |
| Cell |
unique combination of molecules |
| Tissue |
group of one type of cells (e.g. epithelial (skin) or hematopoietic (blood) cells) |
| Organ |
group of different tissues (e.g., the skin, the heart, etc.) |
| Organ System |
group of different organs that are functionally interactive (e.g., the central nervouse system, the cardiovascular system, etc.) |
| Organism |
The coordinated assembly of many organ systems (e.g.,the human, the mouse, the fly, the fungus, etc.) |
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