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The thought-provoking article by Zinkernagel in this issue of the Journal¹ brings to a close the series of review articles on immunology that have been appearing in these pages during the past 17 months. Those who have read these reviews will conclude that extraordinary progress has been made in this field in recent decades but also that the major clinical problems of allergy, autoimmunity, and inflammation remain unsolved. We have reached a point at which advances in immunology and genetics should explain what causes the immune system to respond at times by damaging normal tissues instead of eliminating an invading . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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