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There has been an epidemic of both autoimmune diseases (in which the immune response is dominated by type 1 helper T [Th1] cells, such as type 1 diabetes, Crohn's disease, and multiple sclerosis) and allergic diseases (in which the immune response is dominated by type 2 helper T [Th2] cells, such as asthma, allergic rhinitis, and atopic dermatitis), as documented in the article by Bach in this issue of the Journal.¹ The occurrence of these diseases is higher in more affluent, Western, industrialized countries. One theory proposed to explain this increase in the prevalence of autoimmune and allergic diseases is . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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