Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus Type I (HTLV-1): implications for autoimmune diseases<br> Vírus linfotrópico de células T humano tipo 1 (HTLV-1): implicações em doenças autoimunes

Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus Type I (HTLV-1): implications for autoimmune diseases<br> Vírus linfotrópico de células T humano tipo 1 (HTLV-1): implicações em doenças autoimunes

Autoimmunity is characterized by tissue destruction that implicates functional damages caused by self-reactive cells that escape self-tolerance mechanisms. Autoimmune diseases can be initiated by viral infections and the study of the association between these viruses and autoimmunity has advanced th...

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Main Authors: Dênis Augusto Santana Reis, Tuane Mayara Govêa Simões, Mirian Ayumi Kurauti, Maria Angélica Ehara Watanabe, Natália Ketelut Carneiro, Julie Massayo Maeda Oda, Patricia Midori Murobushi Ozawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Londrina 2012-06-01
Series:Semina: Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde
Subjects:
HTLV-1
Autoimmune diseases
Systemic lúpus erythematosus
Rheumatoid arthritis.
Online Access:http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/seminabio/article/view/9586

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