Antibodies attack immune proteins

Monday, February 1, 2010 - 10:56 in Health & Medicine

Two studies published online on February 1 in the Journal of Experimental Medicine reveal that patients with a rare autoimmune disease produce antibodies that attack microbe-fighting immune proteins called cytokines. These findings may help explain why these patients suffer recurrent yeast infections.

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