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The distribution of human endogenous retrovirus K-113 in health and autoimmune diseases in Poland.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) - 1 Jul 2011
Krzysztalowska-Wawrzyniak Maja, Ostanek Magdalena, Clark Jeremy, Binczak-Kuleta Agnieszka, Ostanek Lidia, Kaczmarczyk Mariusz, Loniewska Beata, Wyrwicz Lucjan S, Brzosko Marek, Ciechanowicz Andrzej
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: During the evolution of the human genome, a number of retroviral integrations have occurred creating a group of human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs). As of now several studies have pointed to the association of HERVs with certain autoimmune diseases such as RA, SLE, multiple sclerosis (MS) and SS as well as various neoplasms. In this study, we investigated the prevalence of HERV-K113 in patients with...
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