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Organs are not just bystanders, may be active participants in fighting autoimmune disease

Organs are not just bystanders, may be active participants in fighting autoimmune disease

Organs affected by autoimmune disease could be fighting back by "exhausting" immune cells that cause damage using methods similar to those used by cancer cells to escape detection, according to a study by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine published today in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.