Metal ion induced autoimmunity
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Peter Griem; Ernst Gleichmann
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Article
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1995
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Elsevier Science
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English
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Metal-induced autoimmunity is a well established but poorly understood phenomenon. Recent work has begun to elucidate the molecular interactions of metal ions with immune cells and self-proteins. Metal-induced presentation of cryptic self-peptides emerges as a possible mechanism for activation of 'm