Because autophagy is the body's natural way of eliminating the unnecessary or dysfunctional parts of every cell, researchers are now interested in the relationship between autophagy and disease. Studies show that some diseases relate to autophagy, including gastrointestinal and respiratory diseases, while others — such as developmental and skin diseases and those of the ear, nose, and throat — do not.

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