Novel Mechanism That Controls The Development Of Autoimmunity Discovered

Wednesday, August 13, 2008 - 14:21 in Health & Medicine

Scientists have found a mechanism in the immune systems of mice that can lead to the development of autoimmune disease when turned off. The findings shed light on the processes that lead to the development of autoimmunity and could also have implications for the development of drugs to increase the immune response in diseases such as cancer and HIV.

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