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SUBMITTER: Nexo BA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4726719 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nexø Bjørn A BA Villesen Palle P Nissen Kari K KK Lindegaard Hanne M HM Rossing Peter P Petersen Thor T Tarnow Lise L Hansen Bettina B Lorenzen Tove T Hørslev-Petersen Kim K Jensen Sara B SB Bahrami Shervin S Lajer Maria M Schmidt Kathrine L M KL Parving Hans-Henrik HH Junker Peter P Laska Magdalena J MJ
Immunologic research 20160201 1
Autoimmune diseases encompass a plethora of conditions in which the immune system attacks its own tissue, identifying them as foreign. Multiple factors are thought to contribute to the development of immune response to self, including differences in genotypes, hormonal milieu, and environmental factors. Viruses including human endogenous retroviruses have long been linked to the occurrence of autoimmunity, but never proven to be causative factors. Endogenous viruses are retroviral sequences embe ...[more]