Immune responses to Epstein-Barr virus in individuals with systemic and organ specific autoimmune disorders

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 120-123

  Kannangai, R ^a   Sachithanandham, J ^a   Kandathil, A J ^a   Ebenezer, D L ^a   Danda, D ^a   Vasuki, Z ^a   Thomas, N ^a   Vasan, S K ^a   Sridharan, G ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Autoimmune disorder; EBV; Hashimoto s thyroiditis; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INTERLEUKIN 8; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATHOGENESIS; PLASMA; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

EID: 77951763841     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 19983646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.62487     Document Type: Article

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