An evolution‐based hypothesis on the origin and mechanisms of autoimmune disease

The pathogenesis of autoimmune disease remains an enigma. Here, the condition is analysed from an evolutionary standpoint, and the thesis developed that viruses, in particular retroviruses, are important to our evolution, and that their inappropriate re‐expression by repetitive (? ischaemic) cell da...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Immunology and cell biology 1997-10, Vol.75 (5), p.503-507
1. Verfasser:	Boyd, Graham W
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Autoimmune Diseases - genetics Autoimmune Diseases - virology autoimmunity Autoimmunity - genetics Darwinism endogenous viruses evolution Evolution, Molecular exogenous retroviruses Humans Major Histocompatibility Complex - genetics neodarwinism retroelements Viruses - genetics
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