Cumulative autoimmunity: T cell clones recognizing several self-epitopes exhibit enhanced pathogenicity
T cell receptor (TCR) recognition is intrinsically polyspecific. In the field of autoimmunity, recognition of both self- and microbial peptides by a single TCR has led to the concept of molecular mimicry. However, findings made by our group and others clearly demonstrate that a given TCR can also re...
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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2011-10-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Immunology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2011.00047/full |