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Molecule linked to autoimmune disease relapses identified

autoimmune disease | diabetes | immune system | lymphocytes | t cells

The ebb and flow of such autoimmune diseases as multiple sclerosis, lupus and rheumatoid arthritis has long been a perplexing mystery. But new findings from the Stanford University School of Medicine bring scientists closer to solving the puzzle, identifying a molecule that appears to play a central role in relapses.