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. 2004 Dec 20;200(12):1527-31.
doi: 10.1084/jem.20042110.

The role of innate immunity in autoimmunity

Jean-François Bach  1 , Albert Bendelac, Michael B Brenner, Harvey Cantor, Gennaro De Libero, Mitchell Kronenberg, Lewis L Lanier, David H Raulet, Mark J Shlomchik, Matthias G von Herrath
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The role of innate immunity in autoimmunity

Jean-François Bach et al. J Exp Med. .

Abstract

During the 2004 International Congress of Immunology in Montreal, a panel of experts gathered for an "Ideashop" discussion on the potential role of innate immunity in autoimmunity and the ways in which this might be targeted in future therapies.

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