Association between human T cell leukemia virus type-1 (HTLV-1) infection and advanced periodontitis in relation to atherosclerosis among elderly Japanese: a cross-sectional study

• Glavni autori: Yuji Shimizu (Autor), Hirotomo Yamanashi (Autor), Masayasu Kitamura (Autor), Reiko Furugen (Autor), Takahiro Iwasaki (Autor), Hideki Fukuda (Autor), Hideaki Hayashida (Autor), Koji Kawasaki (Autor), Kairi Kiyoura (Autor), Shin-Ya Kawashiri (Autor), Toshiyuki Saito (Autor), Atsushi Kawakami (Autor), Takahiro Maeda (Autor)
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• Izdano: Komiyama Printing Co. Ltd, 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Human T cell leukemia virus type-1 (HTLV-1) stimulates inflammation activity. Our previous study revealed a positive association between asymptomatic HTLV-1 infection and advanced periodontitis among elderly Japanese individuals with low levels of hematopoietic activity (reflecte...