Researchers find missing link in autoimmune disorder (IMAGE)

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Researchers find missing link in autoimmune disorder

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A human cell prepares to release infection-fighting molecules called cytokines (magenta). WashU Medicine researchers identified a protein crucial to this process and how it is involved in a rare autoimmune disease.

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David Kast

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