CD8+ T-Cell Deficiency, Epstein-Barr Virus Infection, Vitamin D Deficiency, and Steps to Autoimmunity: A Unifying Hypothesis

CD8+ T-cell deficiency is a feature of many chronic autoimmune diseases, including multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjögren's syndrome, systemic sclerosis, dermatomyositis, primary biliary cirrhosis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, ulcerative colitis, Croh...

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Main Author: Michael P. Pender
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Autoimmune Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/189096