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Which Autoimmune Disease Is CORRECTLY Described

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Which autoimmune disease is CORRECTLY described?

Which autoimmune disease is CORRECTLY described?


A) Systemic lupus erythematosus-antibodies bind to acetylcholine receptors at the neuromuscular junction, thereby blocking nerve impulses that normally cause muscle contraction.
B) Diabetes mellitus-characterized by a variety of autoantibodies and immune complexes that lodge in tissues around the body, causing damage.
C) Grave's disease-antibodies bind to the THS receptor of the thyroid and activate it inappropriately, leading to increased thyroid hormone production and enlargement of the gland.
D) Myesthenia gravis-infiltration of connective tissues, most often within joints, by T cells that release cytokines and cause inflammation.
E) Rheumatoid arthritis-formation of immune complexes in small blood vessels caused by autoantibodies to DNA and other nuclear components.

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