Noun
an antibody acting against tissues of the organism that produces it
Source: WordNetA negative autoantibody result does not exclude a diagnosis of RA. Source: Internet
A March 2014 “European Thyroid Journal” review of previous studies found that selenium supplements alone or combined with medications decreased thyroid autoantibody levels -- a measure of the anti-thyroid immune reaction -- in people with the disease. Source: Internet
The autoantibody acts as partial agonist; its action depends on concentration. Source: Internet
Systemic lupus erythematosus is associated with increased autoantibody titers against calreticulin, but calreticulin is not a Ro/SS-A antigen. Source: Internet
The proportion of 21-hydroxylase (21-OH) autoantibody positive patients was 83.0%. Source: Internet