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NIAID workshop on infections and autoimmune diseases

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On 11–12 September 2024, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) convened experts to discuss associations between microorganisms and the development of autoimmune diseases.

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Fig. 1: Proposed properties of viruses associated with development of autoimmune diseases.

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NIAID thanks the organizing committee, participants and speakers for their insightful contributions to the workshop. Workshop organizers were J. James, D. Fremont, M. Shlomchik and W. Robinson. Contributing participants and speakers were E. Goldmuntz, D. Rotrosen, C. Hackett, V. Shanmugam, J. Norris, W. Yokoyama, M. Anderson, L. Bockenstedt, R. Scheuermann, R. Agarwal, J. Moon, N. Mantis, I. Sanz, A. Bodansky, K. Kuhn, M. Wilson, T. Mustelin, M. V. Pascual, T. Bigley, J. Round, E. Altindis, R. Hinterleitner, L. Holtz, D. Orange, I. Brito, M. Anguera, M. Su, R. Miller and J. Tsang.

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    Stacy E. Ferguson, Annette L. Rothermel, Patricia Rohan & Deborah L. Hodge

  2. Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, USA

    Rajeev Gautam

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Ferguson, S.E., Rothermel, A.L., Rohan, P. et al. NIAID workshop on infections and autoimmune diseases. Nat Immunol 26, 161–164 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41590-024-02066-7

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