Discovery prompts new theory on cause of autoimmune diseases

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Discovery prompts new theory on cause of autoimmune diseases

The recent discovery of a protein fragment capable of causing diabetes in mice has spurred researchers at National Jewish Health and the University of Colorado Denver to propose a new hypothesis about the cause of diabetes and autoimmunity in general. In the April 23, 2010, issue of Immunity, Drs. Brian ...

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Discovery prompts new theory on cause of autoimmune diseases

sciencedaily.com — “The recent discovery of a protein fragment capable of causing diabetes in mice has spurred researchers to propose a new hypothesis about the cause of diabetes and autoimmunity in general. In a recent article, researchers propose that the unusual and rare presentation of protein fragments to the immune system allows autoreactive T cells to escape the thymus and trigger autoimmune disease.” View full resource at sciencedaily.com