Recognition of conserved amino acid motifs of common viruses and its role in autoimmunity.

The triggers of autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS) remain elusive. Epidemiological studies suggest that common pathogens can exacerbate and also induce MS, but it has been difficult to pinpoint individual organisms. Here we demonstrate that in vivo clonally expanded CD4+ T cells iso...

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Main Authors: Mireia Sospedra, Yingdong Zhao, Harald zur Hausen, Paolo A Muraro, Christa Hamashin, Ethel-Michele de Villiers, Clemencia Pinilla, Roland Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2005-12-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1315278?pdf=render