GLOSSARY

Anaphylaxis

This is an acute, emergency immune reaction that occurs in some patients with allergies. It results in the release of toxins by the immune system that cause the person to pass out, stop breathing, develop asthma and in some cases go into shock and die.

Antibody

See immunoglobulin

Anti-DNA/Histone antibody

If a woman reacts to the broken down DNA (histones) and it is a speckled pattern, then she is showing a reaction to her own embryos.