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Female Immune System Development May Favor Autoimmune Conditions
Vantomme H; Quiniou V; Adda L; Jouannet C; Mhanna V; Albalaa C; Barennes P; Coatnoan N; Diderot V; Dubois J; Fourcade G; Le Gouge K; Nguekap Tchoumba OF; Pezous M; Stys P; Six A; Mariotti-Ferrandiz E; Klatzmann D
The study found that women get autoimmune diseases more often than men because their immune system cells (T cells) act differently. Women’s T cells are more likely to attack their own body, which might explain why more women have autoimmune problems. This difference doesn't happen with T cells that fight cancer or viruses.
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