Read+Mara's+autoimmune+disease+paper+10-10-12

paper can be found here /home/kurt/kurt/storage/laptop_L_DR/2012/10-10-12/MBB 490 Maran Montgomery Midterm Final Version.docx

e-mail to Mara https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?shva=1#label/Career/13a4b70fd01fdab0

some notes -I'm surprised you didn't mention diabetes as an autoimmune disease since this is one of the most popular diseases. -I wonder if the increase of autoimmune disease is due to an actual increase of people with the disease or just an increase in the popularity of diagnosing patients with the disease over time. -transgenic mice that produce antibody with human sequences sound interesting -importance of TH!7 cells -pig whipworms -I definitely agree with your last point that researchers should find out what causes the diseases in the first place rather than trying to find new ways to mask the symptoms.