CellWell record HH-74304
Molecular mimicry and autoimmunity
Rojas M; Restrepo-Jiménez P; Monsalve DM; Pacheco Y; Acosta-Ampudia Y; Ramírez-Santana C; Leung PSC; Ansari AA; Gershwin ME; Anaya JM
Journal of autoimmunity · 2018
In plain language
Reviews molecular mimicry, where foreign and self peptides resemble each other closely enough to activate autoreactive T or B cells, and argues it is one mechanism among several rather than a complete explanation.
- Evidence
- Emerging
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