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Deepali Thaper1, Vijay Prabha1
1Department of Microbiology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.
Abstract:
Microorganisms execute an enthralling range of adjustments to survive in the host. Among the various strategies employed by microorganisms to surmount the host immune response, the phenomenon of molecular mimicry empowers the microorganisms to manoeuvre host physiology and cellular functions for their own advantage by mimicking the host proteins and initiating autoimmunity. This phenomena, by and large, has been studied in context of autoimmune diseases; however, its implications have also been reported in infertility. Hence, in this article, we provide a review of the various instances of molecular mimicry initiated by bacteria, parasites and viruses in the world of autoimmune diseases and infertility.
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