When hyperactive proteins trigger illnesses: Researchers find trigger for autoimmune diseases and cancer of the lymph node

Autoimmune diseases, in which the body's own defenses attack healthy tissue, can be life-threatening and affect all organs. A research team at the Klinikum rechts der Isar has now found a possible cause of these self-destructive attacks by the immune system: an overactive RANK protein on the surface of B cells. The research opens up new possibilities for therapy.

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