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Abstract
The triggering of autoimmunity by infection or immunization is often blamed on antigenic mimicry. But the concept of antigen mimicry impinges on our understanding of adaptive immunity in general, and not only on autoimmunity. Here are some thoughts about the consequences of immune mimicry. Copyright 2001 Academic Press.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID: 11334501 DOI: 10.1006/jaut.2000.0481
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Autoimmun ISSN: 0896-8411 Impact factor: 7.094