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

• Váldodahkkit: Yuji Shimizu (Dahkki), Hirotomo Yamanashi (Dahkki), Masayasu Kitamura (Dahkki), Reiko Furugen (Dahkki), Takahiro Iwasaki (Dahkki), Hideki Fukuda (Dahkki), Hideaki Hayashida (Dahkki), Koji Kawasaki (Dahkki), Kairi Kiyoura (Dahkki), Shin-Ya Kawashiri (Dahkki), Toshiyuki Saito (Dahkki), Atsushi Kawakami (Dahkki), Takahiro Maeda (Dahkki)
• Materiálatiipa: Girji
• Almmustuhtton: 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...