Autoimmune diseases result from a breakdown in the ability of the body to

a. produce antibodies.
b. produce memory cells.
c. destroy major histocompatibility proteins.
d. distinguish self from non-self.
e. distinguish between harmless and pathogenic microorganisms.


D

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