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Alternatively, mycoplasma surface components ('superantigens') may directly stimulate autoimmune responses,(38) or their molecular mimicry of host antigens may explain, in part, their ability to stimulate autoimmunity.

Autoimmunity can develop with time, and its causes may be rooted in this molecular mimicry.