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Read the following statements and select the correct option.
Statement 1 : When the immune system fails to recognise 'sell' from 'nonself' and starts destroying body's own proteins, this leads to auto-immune diseases.
Statement 2 : Addison's disease and rheumatoid arthritis are auto-immune diseases.

A

Both statement 1 and 2 are correct.

B

Statement 1 is correct but statement 2 is incorrect.

C

Statement 1 is incorrect but statement 2 is correct.

D

Both statement 1 and 2 are incorrect.

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The correct Answer is:
A
Addison's disease is an auto-immune disease of adrenal cortex.
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