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Molecular Mimicry, Microbial Infection, and Autoimmune Disease: Evolution of the Concept

Molecular mimicry is defined as similar structures shared by molecules from dissimilar genes or by their protein products. Either several linear amino acids or their conformational fit may be shared, even though their origins are separate. Hence, during a viral or microbe infection, if that organism...

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Autor principal: Oldstone, M. B. A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7120699/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16329189
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/3-540-30791-5_1