PHOTOS: Stars who have never won an Oscar. Most film nominations without a win: The Turning Point (1977) and The Color Purple (1985), with 11 nominations each. Most acting nominations without a competitive win: Peter O'Toole, with 8 nominations (O'Toole later won an Honorary Oscar in 2003).
An autoimmune disease is a condition in which your immune system mistakenly attacks your body. The immune system normally guards against germs like bacteria and viruses. When it senses these foreign invaders, it sends out an army of fighter cells to attack them.
A. Autoimmune diseases usually do not usually have a simple, single cause. There are usually two major factors that are involved in causing them: genetics and environment. Genetics-Even with a genetic connection to autoimmune disease, there is no guarantee that you will develop an autoimmune disease.Something must turn on your immune system to trigger an autoimmune response. Environment-Environmental factors make up more than half the risk of developing an autoimmune disease.enetics-Even with a genetic connection to autoimmune disease, there is no guarantee that you will develop an autoimmune disease. Something must turn on your immune system to trigger an autoimmune response. Environment-Environmental factors make up more than half the risk of developing an autoimmune disease.