3 scientists win Nobel Prize in medicine for discoveries in immunology
Regulatory T cells and the Foxp3 gene together mediate peripheral immune tolerance, preventing autoimmune disease by controlling development and function of suppressive T cells.
San Francisco scientist shares Nobel Prize in medicine with 2 others for work on the human immune system
Discovery of regulatory T cells and the Foxp3 gene revealed peripheral immune tolerance mechanisms that prevent autoimmune disease and enable new immunotherapies.