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Review
. 2001 May;16(3):337-40.
doi: 10.1006/jaut.2000.0481.

Antigenic mimicry, clonal selection and autoimmunity

I R Cohen  1
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Review

Antigenic mimicry, clonal selection and autoimmunity

I R Cohen. J Autoimmun. 2001 May.

Abstract

The triggering of autoimmunity by infection or immunization is often blamed on antigenic mimicry. But the concept of antigen mimicry impinges on our understanding of adaptive immunity in general, and not only on autoimmunity. Here are some thoughts about the consequences of immune mimicry.

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