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Thu 18 Nov, 2010 11:10 pm
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A group of diseases that simulate autoimmune conditions are now referred to as ‘autoinfiammatory’. Certain of these diseases depend on mutant genes encoding critical functional molecules of cells that subserve innate immunity (neutrophils, monocytes, macrophages) [36], without activation of elements of adaptive immunity.
@oristarA,
autoinfiammatory
autoinf L ammatory
are you translating all this stuff you post, if so why?
@oristarA,
Yes. Neutrophils, monocytes, and macrophages are all cells in the innate immune system. They're a first line of defense against foreign invaders. Autoinflammatory diseases are a result of mutations of portions of these cells, not cells of the adaptive immune system such as B cells and T cells.
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