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The recognition of self-antigens and autoimmune disease

✍ Scribed by Stacy C. Smith; Paul M. Allen

Publisher: Elsevier Science
Year: 1991
Tongue: English
Weight: 586 KB
Volume: 3
Category: Article
ISSN: 0952-7915
DOI: 10.1016/0952-7915(91)90071-8

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✦ Synopsis

Recent studies have increased our understanding of the nature of autoimmune recognition and of the identity of autoantigens, at least in model systems. Knowledge of the autoantigens and the process of recognition is suggesting new therapies for autoimmune disease.

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