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Molecular Mimicry as a Mechanism of Autoimmune Disease

A variety of mechanisms have been suggested as the means by which infections can initiate and/or exacerbate autoimmune diseases. One mechanism is molecular mimicry, where a foreign antigen shares sequence or structural similarities with self-antigens. Molecular mimicry has typically been characteriz...

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Autores principales: Cusick, Matthew F., Libbey, Jane E., Fujinami, Robert S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Humana Press Inc 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3266166/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22095454
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12016-011-8294-7