Immunological profile of HTLV-1-infected patients associated with infectious or autoimmune dermatological disorders.

• Main Authors: Jordana Grazziela Alves Coelho- (Author), Livia Passos (Author), Mariana Costa Duarte (Author), Marcelo Grossi Araújo (Author), Ana Carolina Campi-Azevedo (Author), Andréa Teixeira-Carvalho (Author), Vanessa Peruhype-Magalhães (Author), Bruno Caetano Trindade (Author), Raquel Dos Santos Dias (Author), Marina Lobato Martins (Author), Anna Barbara de Freitas Carneiro-Proietti (Author), Antônio Carlos Guedes (Author), Denise Utsch Gonçalves (Author), Olindo Assis Martins-Filho (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In the present study, the frequency, the activation and the cytokine and chemokine profile of HTLV-1 carriers with or without dermatological lesions were thoroughly described and compared. The results indicated that HTLV-1-infected patients with dermatological lesions have distinct frequency and act...