Immunological Disorders and Immunotherapy
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State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macao, China

Publications

• Opinion   
  Short Note on Immune System Disorders
  Author(s): Liang Wing*
  
  Immune system disorders result in abnormally low or excessive immune system activity. Overactive immune systems cause the body to attack and harm its own tissues (autoimmune diseases). Immune deficiency diseases reduce the body's ability to defend against intruders, making it more susceptible to infection. The immune system may produce antibodies that, instead of defending infections, attack the body's own tissues in reaction to an unknown stimulus. The goal of autoimmune disease treatment is to reduce immune system activity... View More»
  

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