Increasing evidence suggests that immune mechanisms underlie major inflammatory diseases that show no overt microbial etiology. In this context, a 4-day conference of clinical and nonclinical scientists convened in the United Arab Emirates to consider recent research developments in this fast-moving field.
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al-Ramadi, B., Hayday, A. & Schwaeble, W. Immunology in the Arabian desert. Nat Immunol 9, 699–703 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/ni0708-699
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