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| Seyyedi,Noorossadat; Dehbidi,Gholamreza Rafiei; Karimi,Mozhgan; Asgari,Amir; Esmaeili,Babak; Zare,Farahnaz; Farhadi,Ali; Dabbaghmanesh,Mohammad Hossein; Saki,Forough; Behzad-Behbahani,Abbas. |
| ABSTRACT Background: Hypothyroidism due to Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) is the commonest autoimmune endocrine illness in which antibodies against thyroid organ result in inflammation. The disease has a complex etiology that involves genetic and environmental influences. Viral infections may be involved in triggering of the disease as their molecular mimicry enhance autoimmune responses. Human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6) is recognized for its contribution to some autoimmune diseases. Objective: In the current study, the prevalence of HHV-6 active infection in patients with HT and with non-autoimmune thyroid disorders were compared with patients with euthyroidism. In addition, a correlation between presence of HHV-6 infections and HT was investigated. Methods:... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Human herpesvirus 6; Prevalence; Hashimoto disease; Autoimmune diseases. |
| Ano: 2019 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702019000600435 |
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