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. 2014 Feb 12;2014:437231. doi: 10.1155/2014/437231

Figure 15.

Figure 15

Proposed model for the pathogenesis of multiple autoimmune reactivities by infection. Bacterial generation of autoantigens, local inflammation generating autoantigens by PAD, antibody production against one autoantigen, epitope spreading, antibody production against multiple antigens, systemic inflammation, and multiple autoimmune reactivities.