Mechanisms Underlying Autoimmunity in Down Syndrome Revealed (IMAGE)

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Mechanisms Underlying Autoimmunity in Down Syndrome Revealed

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The model proposed by the Icahn Mount Sinai investigators on autoimmunity in Down syndrome: dysregulated immune messengers (cytokines) and activated T cells promote the formation of autoimmune-prone B cells.

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Malle et al., Nature.

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