1
Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology Tufts
University School of Medicine 750 Washington Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02111,USA
2
Department of Pathology Tufts University School of
Medicine Boston, Massachusetts 02111,
USA mark.klempner@es.nemc.org
The chronic musculskeletal and nervous system symptoms that persist after
Lyme disease infection are believed to be caused by an autoimmune reaction
triggered by B. burgdorferi. A new technique should allow us to identify
the self-reactive T cells and antigen epitopes involved (1375−1382).
