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Question
Which of the following are the reason(s) for Rheumatoid arthritis? Choose the correct option.
- The ability to differentiate pathogens or foreign molecules from self-cells increases.
- Body attacks self cells
- More antibodies are produced in the body
- The ability to differentiate pathogens or foreign molecules from self-cells is lost
Options
i and ii
ii and iv
iii and iv
i and iii
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Solution
ii and iv
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