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Season 3, Episode 1: When The Immune System Fights The Wrong Thing

In this episode, I open the season with a fundamental question: why does the immune system, designed to protect us, sometimes turn on the body itself? I explain molecular mimicry, the case of mistaken identity at the cellular level, and introduce the concept of penetrance - the fact that carrying a disease gene does not guarantee you will develop the disease. I also talk about the thymus, the immune system's training ground, and how the AIRE gene's job is to teach immune cells which proteins belong to the self and must never be attacked. The season premise is this: autoimmune disease is not a malfunctioning immune system. It is an immune system responding to a confusing signal.

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Sources

Twin studies and penetrance. The identity of twins in autoimmune disease concordance is documented extensively. The AIRE gene's role in central tolerance is foundational immunology, reviewed in Journal of Autoimmunity.

Molecular mimicry and Streptococcus. Madeleine W. Cunningham's work on rheumatic fever and molecular mimicry is the landmark in this field, published across Clinical Microbiology Reviews.

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Dr. Nicola Schmitz Epigenetics Coach Alter Health Instagram: @alter._health Website: www.dr-nicolaschmitz.com Contact: support@reply.dr-nicola-schmitz.com

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