21.   She miscarried four times because of a suspected autoimmune disorder.

22.   Some who were vaccinated reported previously undiagnosed autoimmune disorders.

23.   Some research suggests that in humans narcolepsy is actually an autoimmune disorder that could have disrupted the production of the hormone.

24.   Still, hormonal swings do not completely explain autoimmune disorders and may even cloud the picture.

25.   Such deficiency can come from a lack of dietary iodine, an autoimmune disorder that leads the body to attack the thyroid gland, or other factors.

26.   The causes of autoimmune disorders are unclear, leaving patients like Dr. Catharine Shaner and her daughter, Laura, puzzling over treatment.

27.   The disease is scleroderma, a so-called autoimmune disorder in which the body mysteriously attacks its own healthy tissues.

28.   This knowledge is considered essential to understanding many illnesses, including cancer, diabetes, heart disease and autoimmune disorders, that have challenged medical science.

29.   We may have weakened their immune systems, leaving them vulnerable to asthma, allergies and other autoimmune disorders, health experts say.

30.   We may have weakened their immune systems, leaving them vulnerable to asthama, allergies and other autoimmune disorders, health experts say.