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large group of diseases characterized by the subversion or alteration of the function of the immune system so that the immune response is directed against normal tissue of the body, which results in pathologic conditions

term used for transplanted tissues or organs

a large group of diseases that result when the cells of the immune system react to a variety of situations, such as transplanted organ or prevent an immune response

drugs that decrease or prevent an immune response

a drug treatment used to suppress the immune system