Immunologic Factor
autoantigen
[ aw-toh-an-ti-juhn, -jen ]
Subclass of:
Antigens
Definitions related to autoantigens:
  • An endogenous antigen that stimulates the production of autoantibodies, as in an autoimmune reaction. Autoantigens are proteins, nucleic acids, or complexes of both.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Antigen that despite being a normal tissue constituent is the target of a humoral or cell mediated immune response, as in autoimmune disease.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Endogenous tissue constituents with the ability to interact with AUTOANTIBODIES and cause an immune response.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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