Inflammation and Epstein-Barr Virus Infection Are Common Features of Myasthenia Gravis Thymus: Possible Roles in Pathogenesis

The thymus plays a major role in myasthenia gravis (MG). Our recent finding of a persistent Epstein-Barr (EBV) virus infection in some MG thymuses, combined with data showing that the thymus is in a proinflammatory state in most patients, supports a viral contribution to the pathogenesis of MG. Aim...

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Main Authors: Cavalcante, Paola, Maggi, Lorenzo, Colleoni, Lara, Caldara, Rosa, Motta, Teresio, Giardina, Carmelo, Antozzi, Carlo, Berrih-Aknin, Sonia, Bernasconi, Pia, Mantegazza, Renato
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado em: SAGE-Hindawi Access to Research 2011
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Acesso em linha:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3180177/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21961056
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/213092
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