Assertion: rheumatoid arthritis's system | /r/CapableOf | attack healthy tissues
Facets:
value: mistakenly
type: MANNER
value: inside the body
type: LOCATION
value: in the joints
type: LOCATION
value: with this disease
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: It occurs when a person’s immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissues in the joints.
text: About rheumatoid arthritis Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) occurs when the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue.
text: It results when the immune system attacks its own healthy tissues because it thinks they are diseased.﻿﻿ Most of the time, RA is characterized by joint pain and inflammation and in severe cases, the inflammation also affects the body’s organs.
text: In most people diagnosed with RA, blood tests reveal abnormally high levels of antibodies called rheumatoid factor (RF) and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP), which signal that the immune system is in overdrive and may be attacking healthy tissues instead of just foreign invaders like germs.
text: With this disease, the immune system attacks healthy tissues inside the body.