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Does HTLV-1 Infection Show Phenotypes Found in Sjögren's Syndrome?
Viruses - 6 Jan 2022
Nakamura Hideki, Tsukamoto Masako, Nagasawa Yosuke, Kitamura Noboru, Shimizu Toshimasa, Kawakami Atsushi, Nagata Kinya, Takei Masami
Abstract excerpt
Viruses are a possible cause for Sjögren's syndrome (SS) as an environmental factor related to SS onset, which exhibits exocrine gland dysfunction and the emergence of autoantibodies. Although retroviruses may exhibit lymphocytic infiltration into exocrine glands, human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) has been postulated to be a causative agent for SS. Transgenic mice with HTLV-1 genes showed sialadenitis...
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