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Review
. 2012 Apr 1;4(4):a006908.
doi: 10.1101/cshperspect.a006908.

Historical overview of immunological tolerance

Ronald H Schwartz  1
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Review

Historical overview of immunological tolerance

Ronald H Schwartz. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol. .

Abstract

A fundamental property of the immune system is its ability to mediate self-defense with a minimal amount of collateral damage to the host. The system uses several different mechanisms to achieve this goal, which is collectively referred to as the "process of immunological tolerance." This article provides an introductory historical overview to these various mechanisms, which are discussed in greater detail throughout this collection, and then briefly describes what happens when this process fails, a state referred to as "autoimmunity."

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