Tuesday 11 September 2012

Researchers Identify Proteins Linked to Autoimmunity

Researchers at Walter and Eliza Hall Institute in Australia have identified two proteins that play an important role in making immune cells to attack the organs that they were supposed to protect. According to the study, published in the journal Immunity, the researchers found that two proteins, known as Puma and Bin which are responsible for killing self reactive immune cells that attack the organs, are absent in autoimmune diseases such as diabetes and rheumatoid ...

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