title: Tracking interferon in autoimmunity.
abstract: Type I interferon is a family of antiviral cytokines linked to human autoimmune diseases. In this issue of Immunity, Gall et al. (2012) characterize, in a murine model of autoimmunity, the origin and progression of the type I interferon response leading to disease.
authors.affiliation: Baylor Institute for Immunology Research, Dallas, TX 75204, USA. virginip@baylorhealth.edu
authors.forename: Virginia
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pascual
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Banchereau