Assertion: autoimmune disease's system | /r/CapableOf | activate defense
Facets:
value: against its tissues
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: in autoimmune diseases
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: In autoimmune diseases, the immune system activates a defense against its tissues — whether nerve cells (MS), joints (rheumatoid arthritis), or the skin (scleroderma), damaging whatever’s under attack.