Mini Review Open Access
Volume 5 | Issue 1 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.46439/autoimmune.5.016
"I see the light": The role of seasonal photo period in the development of immune regulation, a potential explanation for the latitude gradient of autoimmunity and allergy
Margaret S. Clark1,*
- 1Australian Latitude Immune Study, Melbourne, Australia
Corresponding Author
Margaret S. Clark, mclark@comcen.com.au
Received Date: August 19, 2025
Accepted Date: October 10, 2025
Clark MS. “I see the light”: The role of seasonal photoperiod in the development of immune regulation, a potential explanation for the latitude gradient of autoimmunity and allergy. Arch Autoimmune Dis. 2025;5(1):1-6.
Copyright: © 2025 Clark MS. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Keywords
Autoimmune, Allergy, Multiple sclerosis, T-regulatory, Photoperiod
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