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Endocrine Autoimmune Disease as a Fragility of Immune Surveillance against Hypersecreting Mutants.
Immunity - 19 May 2020
Korem Kohanim Yael, Tendler Avichai, Mayo Avi, Friedman Nir, Alon Uri
Abstract excerpt
Some endocrine organs are frequent targets of autoimmune attack. Here, we addressed the origin of autoimmune disease from the viewpoint of feedback control. Endocrine tissues maintain mass through feedback loops that balance cell proliferation and removal according to hormone-driven regulatory signals. We hypothesized the existence of a dedicated mechanism that detects and removes mutant cells that missense the...
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