One Theory Regarding Immune Tolerance and the Development of Autoimmunity

question 69

Multiple Choice

One theory regarding immune tolerance and the development of autoimmunity states that during embryonic growth, some tissues are hidden behind anatomical barriers and cannot be surveyed by the developing immune system.Later in life, some of these tissues may be exposed to the immune system as a result of trauma or infection and the immune system responds by developing an immune reaction against these tissues as if they were foreign.This theory is the

• A)theory of molecular mimmicry.
• B)theory of immune deficiency.
• C)forbidden clone theory.
• D)sequestered antigen theory.

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