{"title":"Autoimmune diseases: the immunological tightrope","authors":"M. Greener","doi":"10.1002/psb.2016","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Discriminating ‘self’ from ‘non‐self’ and avoiding autoimmune disease is a fine balancing act for the immune system. Recent research has increased our understanding of the underlying mechanisms that throw immunity off balance, raising the prospect of improved management and earlier diagnosis of autoimmune conditions.","PeriodicalId":88184,"journal":{"name":"The Prescriber","volume":"43 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2022-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"The Prescriber","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1002/psb.2016","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Discriminating ‘self’ from ‘non‐self’ and avoiding autoimmune disease is a fine balancing act for the immune system. Recent research has increased our understanding of the underlying mechanisms that throw immunity off balance, raising the prospect of improved management and earlier diagnosis of autoimmune conditions.