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. 2001 Oct;15(4):503-6.
doi: 10.1016/s1074-7613(01)00211-4.

Sleeping with the enemy--endogenous superantigens in humans

D N Posnett  1 , A A Yarilina
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Sleeping with the enemy--endogenous superantigens in humans

D N Posnett et al. Immunity. 2001 Oct.
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Abstract

We usually think of superantigens (SAg) as dangerous toxins that may cause toxic shock syndrome and death. Now, based on two papers in this issue of Immunity, it seems that we all have SAg genes within us, lying dormant and waiting to be activated under special circumstances.

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