In studies using the autoimmune-susceptibleA.SW (H-2s) mouse strain, THI induces a syndrome that is stronger and more generallymanifested than those produced by methylmercury (Havarinasab et al. 2004), and development of autoimmunity in H-2s mice is dependent on cellular (T cell) and soluble (IFN-γ andIL-6) factors (Havarinasab et al. 2005). Here, IFNG is linked to Autoimmunity.