{"id":4786,"date":"2016-08-02T20:43:48","date_gmt":"2016-08-02T20:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/ap1x2-91\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=4786"},"modified":"2017-05-09T17:20:08","modified_gmt":"2017-05-09T17:20:08","slug":"theory-8-autoimmune-theory","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-herkimer-biologyofaging\/chapter\/theory-8-autoimmune-theory\/","title":{"raw":"Theory 3: Autoimmune Theory","rendered":"Theory 3: Autoimmune Theory"},"content":{"raw":"<ul>\r\n \t<li>The autoimmune theory proposes that the immune system is programmed so that it is no longer able to faultlessly distinguish foreign proteins from the body's own proteins.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>If this happens the body's immune system will attack and destroy its own cells.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"font: 15.99px\/21.99px 'Times New Roman', stixgeneral, serif;text-align: left;color: #000000;text-indent: 0px;letter-spacing: 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