Clinical Immunology

INTRODUCTION TO AUTOIMMUNITY (MLS)

Learning Lab for Medical Laboratory Scientists

Author information
Lusia Sepiashvili, PhD, DABCC
Melissa R. Snyder, PhD
Drs Sepiashvili and Snyder disclosed no conflict of interest

Learning objectives:

  • Understand basic concepts of autoimmune disease
  • Explain autoimmunity mechanisms
  • Describe autoantibodies
  • Determine methodologies for autoantibody detection