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SEATTLE — The genetic vulnerability to psoriasis and related autoimmune diseases may be traceable to evolutionary pressure to resist ancient infections by retroviruses. The theory is that variations in major histocompatibility complex class 1 (MHC-1) proteins, which play a key role in presenting pathogen-derived peptides to CD8+ T cells, may have improved the immune response […]
Author : News Health
Publish date : 2024-07-25 03:11:00
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