The immune system attacking self tissue is the basis of the immune process. The overlap of clinical features in many of the rheumatic and connective tissue diseases has always complicated the task of segregating disease entities. Autoantibody tests can help classification, though clinical assessment remains the cornerstone of diagnosis.
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