Organ Specific Immunopathology
2004

Organ Specific Immunopathology

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Author Information

Author(s): M. Eric Gershwin, M.D., Yehuda Shoenfeld, M.D.

Conclusion

This special issue presents a collection of papers focusing on the role of the immune response in various autoimmune diseases and related conditions.

Supporting Evidence

  • The first spontaneous animal model of autoimmune disease was discovered in New Zealand in 1959.
  • The role of immunity in health extends beyond protection from infectious disease.
  • This issue includes papers presented at the 4th International Congress on Autoimmunity.

Takeaway

This publication talks about how our immune system can cause diseases and affect healing, and it shares new research on these topics.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1080/17402520412331298042

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