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Genetic basis of altered central tolerance and autoimmune diseases: a lesson from AIRE mutations.
International reviews of immunology - 1 Oct 2012
Capalbo Donatella, Giardino Giuliana, Martino Lucia De, Palamaro Loredana, Romano Rosa, Gallo Vera, Cirillo Emilia, Salerno Mariacarolina, Pignata Claudio
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The thymus is a specialized organ that provides an inductive environment for the development of T cells from multipotent hematopoietic progenitors. Self-nonself discrimination plays a key role in inducing a productive immunity and in preventing autoimmune reactions. Tolerance represents a state of immunologic nonresponsiveness in the presence of a particular antigen. The immune system becomes tolerant to...
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