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Novel aspects of autoimmunity
Author(s) -
Smith Kenneth GC,
Kaser Arthur
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
immunology and cell biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.999
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1440-1711
pISSN - 0818-9641
DOI - 10.1038/icb.2016.90
Subject(s) - autoimmunity , transformative learning , feature (linguistics) , cognitive science , disease , biology , epistemology , neuroscience , immunology , medicine , psychology , philosophy , immune system , pathology , developmental psychology , linguistics
The November/December 2016 issue contains a Special Feature on Novel aspects of autoimmunity. Major scientific advances often arise at the interface of disciplines, or are made possible by transformative technological advances. Progress in our understanding of the basis of autoimmunity over recent years provides great examples of this, and we have selected four of these to highlight in this ICB Special Feature. Together these articles reveal how recent technological advances have revealed important mechanisms underlying autoimmune disease, mechanisms that can now be examined in humans as well as mouse models. Our increasing ability to conduct in‐depth studies in humans promises to continue to unlock the mysteries underlying autoimmunity, with inevitable benefits to patients with these diseases. Immunology & Cell Biology thanks the coordinators of this Special Feature ‐ Ken Smith and Arthur Kaser ‐ for their planning and input.