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T cell mediated autoimmune diseases tend to be limited to a few organs and usually are not systemic because

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T cell mediated autoimmune disease tend to be limited to a few organs and usually are not systemic because the autoimmune reactions are typically directed against cellular antigens with restricted tissue distributions. An example to T cell mediated hypersensitivity reaction against environmental antigen is contact sensitivity to chemicals.
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