Multiple choice

Which of the following is an example of spontaneous organ-specific autoimmune diseases?

  1. (NZB x W)F1

  2. MRL-lpr/lpr

  3. Experimental autoallergic encephalomyelitis

  4. Thyroiditis induced by early thymectomy and irradiation

  5. Non-obese diabetic (NOD) mouse

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E Correct answer
Explanation

These mice spontaneously develop an inflammatory attack on the islets of Langerhans.