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Presumably the same mechanism which makes the immune response more effective against cancers makes autoimmune diseases more common. Similarly, some influenza s
by rz2k 10y ago
Presumably the same mechanism which makes the immune response more effective against cancers makes autoimmune diseases more common.
Similarly, some influenza strains are particularly deadly to healthy people, though they are killed by their own hyperactive immune response.
- mtdewcmu 10y ago>> Presumably the same mechanism which makes the immune response more effective against cancers makes autoimmune diseases more common. That seems like a reasonable hypothesis.