Viruses as triggers of autoimmunity: facts and fantasies.
Viruses as triggers of autoimmunity: facts and fantasies.
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DOI:
10.1016/s1369-5274(99)80069-1
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发表时间:
1999-08
影响因子:
5.4
通讯作者:
J. Whitton;Robert S. Fujinami
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作者:
J. Whitton;Robert S. Fujinami
Autoimmunity has been proposed as the cause of several human chronic inflammatory diseases, and recent animal studies show that viruses can induce autoimmune disease. These studies demonstrate how viruses might misdirect the immune system, and here we discuss critically the evidence that similar phenomena may lead to human disease.