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Molecular mimicry: Can epitope mimicry induce autoimmune disease?

Mimicry of host antigens by infectious agents may induce cross‐reactive autoimmune responses to epitopes within host proteins which, in susceptible individuals, may tip the balance of immunological response versus tolerance toward response and subsequently lead to autoimmune disease. Epitope mimicry...

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Published in:Immunol Cell Biol
Main Author: Davies, Janet M
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Nature Publishing Group 1997
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7165643/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9107563
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/icb.1997.16
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