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HERV-W and Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis Are at Play in Pediatric Patients at Onset of Type 1 Diabetes
3 Sept 2021
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The etiology of T1D remains unknown, although a variety of etiological agents have been proposed as potential candidates to trigger autoimmunity in susceptible individuals. Emerging evidence has indicated that endogenous human retrovirus (HERV) may play a role in the disease etiopathogenesis; although several epigenetic mechanisms keep most HERVs silenced, environmental stimuli such as infections may contribute...
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