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This is correct. In type 1 diabetes, the immune system targets and damages the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas. As a result, the organ-specific target is the pancreas, leading to insulin deficiency and hyperglycaemia.
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Type 1 diabetes
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This is incorrect. Perennial rhinitis is a form of allergic rhinitis and is not an autoimmune disease.
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d
Perennial rhinitis
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This is incorrect. RA is an inflammatory condition primarily affecting the joints. However, it can also impact other organ systems such as the lungs, so is not an organ-specific autoimmune disease.
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c
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
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This is incorrect. SLE is a systemic autoimmune disease affecting multiple organs and systems in the body. Thus, it is not organ-specific.
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b
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
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This is incorrect. Chronic granulomatous disease is a primary immunodeficiency that inhibits the body's ability to combat infections. It is not an organ-specific autoimmune disease.
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Chronic granulomatous disease
Concept
Chapter
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Autoimmune disease
Topic
158
Immunology
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A 36 year old woman attends a rheumatology clinic to discuss a recent autoimmune diagnosis.

Which of the following is an organ-specific autoimmune disease?
a