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The fine line between autoimmune and allergic encephalomyelitis

Nature Immunology volume 2, pages 193–194 (2001)Cite this article

What determines whether immune responses against a self-peptide can evoke an anaphylactic response? New evidence describes anaphylaxis that appears to be governed by thymic expression of the self-antigen.

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