Why are SLE lupus autoantibodies divided into organ specific and non-organ specific antibodies?
Antibodies do their jobs by recognising particular enemies, so the answer to your question is that it depends on which part of the cell an antibody has decided marks out something bad. Whilst all human cells have the same basic physical traits, there are also traits which are organ-specific.
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