Article
Prevalence and genetic diversity of torque teno virus in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus in a reference service in Mato Grosso do Sul.
Revista brasileira de reumatologia - 1 Jan 2000
Costa Márcio Reis da, Costa Izaias Pereira da, Devalle Sylvie, Castro Ana Rita Coimbra Motta de, Freitas Solange Zacalusni
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Recent studies on the torque teno virus (TTV), genus Anellovirus, have allowed formulating the hypothesis that TTV may trigger autoimmune rheumatic diseases or have some pathogenic role in them. OBJECTIVES: To determine the frequency of TTV infection in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), the genetic diversity of TTV, the correlation between TTV infection and SLE clinical manifestations,...
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