Autoimmunity and infections: When the body fights itself

(University of Basel) Doctors are on the trail of a possible connection between autoimmune diseases and infections: errors can occur when immune cells absorb certain proteins from pathogen cells. These findings were reported in the journal PNAS by researchers from the Department of Biomedicine at the University of Basel and University Hospital Basel, as well as colleagues in the USA.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news