Possible Involvement of Human Herpesvirus-6 U83 Gene Expression in Autoimmune Thyroiditis Development
Publié en ligne: 07 avr. 2019
Pages: 78 - 83
Reçu: 28 oct. 2018
Accepté: 11 févr. 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/prolas-2019-0013
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© 2019 Alina Sultanova et al., published by Sciendo
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Viral infections have been frequently cited as important environmental factors implicated in autoimmune thyroiditis (AIT) development, although no specific virus has yet been conclusively associated with the disease. Some evidence implicates human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6) in this disease. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of the HHV-6