Self-organized criticality theory of autoimmunity.

BACKGROUND: The cause of autoimmunity, which is unknown, is investigated from a different angle, i.e., the defect in immune 'system', to explain the cause of autoimmunity. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Repeated immunization with antigen causes systemic autoimmunity in mice otherwise not...

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Main Authors: Ken Tsumiyama, Yumi Miyazaki, Shunichi Shiozawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2795160?pdf=render