What happens to immune system function when regulatory T cells fail in the thymus during negative selection?

💡 Explanation

When regulatory T cells fail to develop in the thymus due to defects in negative selection, self-reactive T cells are not suppressed and escape into circulation, leading to autoimmune reactions, because central tolerance is lost; therefore, autoimmunity increases, rather than being contained by regulatory mechanisms.

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