Re-evaluating the theory of autoimmunity

http://microbeminded.com/re-evaluating-the-theory-of-autoimmunity/
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This is a clear and concise summary of an intriguing and plausible hypothesis: that autoimmune disease is not caused by the body’s immune system “attacking itself,” but by collateral damage when the immune system fights infections with antibodies that also happen to match our own proteins. This may also be the explanation for “inflammaging”: as we accumulate antibodies from infections over the years, we basically start to get mild “autoimmune disease.”

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