Thiago Carvalho on Nostr: "When an immune cell encounters an Xist molecule, it also finds a huge number of ...

"When an immune cell encounters an Xist molecule, it also finds a huge number of proteins stuck to it. This unusual experience may confuse immune cells, which then mistakenly start making antibodies to the Xist proteins."

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/01/health/women-autoimmune-disease-x-chromosome.html?unlocked_article_code=1.SE0.ThOm.ul_9vHQ6SZt5&bgrp=g&smid=url-share