Molecular Mimicry between Chikungunya Virus and Host Components: A Possible Mechanism for the Arthritic Manifestations

BACKGROUND: Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), a reemerging pathogen causes a self limited illness characterized by fever, headache, myalgia and arthralgia. However, 10–20% affected individuals develop persistent arthralgia which contributes to considerable morbidity. The exact molecular mechanisms underlyi...

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Autores principales: Reddy, Vijayalakshmi, Desai, Anita, Krishna, Shankar Susarla, Vasanthapuram, Ravi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5268390/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28125580
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005238

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