autoantibody
noun
au·to·an·ti·body
ˌȯ-(ˌ)tō-ˈan-ti-ˌbä-dē 
: an antibody active against a tissue constituent of the individual producing it
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This includes the child’s age and other factors like the presence of proteins called islet autoantibodies in the bloodstream.
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Dr. Brittany Bruggeman, Boston Herald, 16 Nov. 2025
This chronic inflammation may be caused by lingering traces of virus in the body or by misdirected antibodies, known as autoantibodies, that attack a person’s own cells and tissues.
—Emily Mullin, Wired News, 14 Nov. 2025
There would also need to be a system to remind families to get their child checked for autoantibodies at certain intervals.
—Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
The team noted that further analyses were unable to identify any characteristic at the start of the trial that predicted treatment response, including age, specific immune system genes known as human leukocyte antigens (HLA), body mass index (BMI) or number of autoantibodies.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
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Dr. Brittany Bruggeman, Boston Herald, 16 Nov. 2025
This chronic inflammation may be caused by lingering traces of virus in the body or by misdirected antibodies, known as autoantibodies, that attack a person’s own cells and tissues.
—Emily Mullin, Wired News, 14 Nov. 2025
There would also need to be a system to remind families to get their child checked for autoantibodies at certain intervals.
—Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
The team noted that further analyses were unable to identify any characteristic at the start of the trial that predicted treatment response, including age, specific immune system genes known as human leukocyte antigens (HLA), body mass index (BMI) or number of autoantibodies.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Autoantibody.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/autoantibody. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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autoantibody
noun
au·to·an·ti·body
ˌȯt-(ˌ)ō-ˈant-i-ˌbäd-ē
plural autoantibodies
: an antibody active against a tissue constituent of the individual producing it
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