National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Autoantibody
Synonyms

autoantibody

Autoantibody

Definitions

An antibody acting against tissues of the organism that produces it.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C48966

ALT_DEFINITION

An antibody made against substances formed by a person's own body. Autoantibodies can directly destroy cells that have the substances on them or can make it easier for other white blood cells to destroy them. Some autoimmune diseases are caused by autoantibodies.

code

C48966

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C142799

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C116977

Contributing_Source

CTRP

DEFINITION

An antibody acting against tissues of the organism that produces it.

Display_Name

Autoantibody

FULL_SYN

autoantibody

Autoantibody

label

Autoantibody

Legacy Concept Name

Autoantibody

Preferred_Name

Autoantibody

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C48966

Semantic_Type

Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein

Immunologic Factor

UMLS_CUI

C4014129

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C16295

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