The study, however, did not link a specific organ autoimmune attack with a specific protein missing in the thymus.

但是，这个实验没有将胸腺内特定蛋白的缺失与特定组织的自身免疫反应联系起来。

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Another theory is that the initial illness may have created an autoimmune reaction, causing the body's immune system to attack normal cells as if they were foreign substances.

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In one case, GSK created a new biotech company to attack novel immune system science that could lead to drugs for autoimmune disease.

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