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Also Known As	autoallergic disease

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organ-specific autoimmune disease systemic autoimmune disease autoimmune arthritis immunologic ignorance polyglandular autoimmune syndrome multiple sclerosis celiac disease alopecia areata Graves disease Hashimoto disease food allergy angioedema drug allergy What Causes Allergies?farmer’s lung atopy

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immune system disorder: Autoimmune disorders

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Baruj Benacerraf.

Baruj Benacerraf

American immunologist

Tasuku Honjo

Japanese immunologist

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