Molecular mimicry is a model in which foreign antigens are sufficiently similar to native antigens to trigger an autoimmune response. A study involving the specificity of a T-cell receptor derived from a patient with multiple sclerosis indicates that molecular mimicry extends to complexes of proteins — a finding with implications for therapy.
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Wekerle et al. (2003) studied this question.