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Experimental autoimmune breast failure: a model for lactation insufficiency, postnatal nutritional deprivation, and prophylactic breast cancer vaccination.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Sept 2012
Kesaraju Pavani, Jaini Ritika, Johnson Justin M, Altuntas Cengiz Z, Gruden Jessica J, Sakalar Cagri, Tuohy Vincent K
Abstract excerpt
Mastitis is a substantial clinical problem in lactating women that may result in severe pain and abrupt termination of breastfeeding, thereby predisposing infants to long-term health risks. Many cases of mastitis involve no known infectious agent and may fundamentally be due to autoimmune-mediated inflammation of the breast. Herein, we develop a murine model of autoimmune mastitis and provide a detailed...
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