autoantibody

(noun)

an antibody formed in response to an agent (autoantigen) produced by the organism itself

Related Terms

Examples of autoantibody in the following topics:

  • Hypersensitivities

    • Antibodies that inappropriately mark self components as foreign are termed autoantibodies.
    • In systemic lupus erythematosus, a diffuse autoantibody response to the individual's own DNA and proteins results in various systemic diseases.