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autoantigen

[aw-toh-an-ti-juhn, -jen]

noun

Immunology.
  1. an antigen of one's own cells or cell products.



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We use an animal model for multiple sclerosis, and we showed that you can use tolerization to treat an autoimmune disease if the mRNA codes for the autoantigen.

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We use an animal model for multiple sclerosis, and we showed that you can use tolerization against an autoimmune disease if the mRNA codes for the autoantigen.

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Commensal microbiota and myelin autoantigen cooperate to trigger autoimmune demyelination.

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The source of autoantigen that drives disease onset and progression is unclear.

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Among other things, GAD is an autoantigen, which activates a subset of T cells that react to GAD as an ally rather than an enemy.

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