Virologic and Immunologic Evidence Supporting an Association between HHV-6 and Hashimoto's Thyroiditis

Elisabetta Caselli; Maria Chiara Zatelli; Roberta Rizzo; Sabrina Benedetti; Debora Martorelli; Giorgio Trasforini; Enzo Cassai; Ettore C. degli Uberti; Dario Di Luca; Riccardo Dolcetti

doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1002951

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Virologic and Immunologic Evidence Supporting an Association between HHV-6 and Hashimoto's Thyroiditis

Elisabetta Caselli ,

* E-mail: csb@unife.it

Affiliation Section of Microbiology, Department of Experimental and Diagnostic Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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Maria Chiara Zatelli,

Affiliation Section of Endocrinology, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Advanced Therapies and LTTA, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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Roberta Rizzo,

Affiliation Section of Microbiology, Department of Experimental and Diagnostic Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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Sabrina Benedetti,

Affiliation Section of Microbiology, Department of Experimental and Diagnostic Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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Debora Martorelli,

Affiliation Cancer Bio-Immunotherapy Unit, CRO – IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Italy
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Giorgio Trasforini,

Affiliation Section of Endocrinology, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Advanced Therapies and LTTA, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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Enzo Cassai,

Affiliation Section of Microbiology, Department of Experimental and Diagnostic Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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Ettore C. degli Uberti,

Affiliation Section of Endocrinology, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Advanced Therapies and LTTA, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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Dario Di Luca,

Affiliation Section of Microbiology, Department of Experimental and Diagnostic Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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Riccardo Dolcetti

Affiliation Cancer Bio-Immunotherapy Unit, CRO – IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Italy
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Virologic and Immunologic Evidence Supporting an Association between HHV-6 and Hashimoto's Thyroiditis

Elisabetta Caselli,
Maria Chiara Zatelli,
Roberta Rizzo,
Sabrina Benedetti,
Debora Martorelli,
Giorgio Trasforini,
Enzo Cassai,
Ettore C. degli Uberti,
Dario Di Luca,
Riccardo Dolcetti

Published: October 4, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1002951

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