Herpesviruses, autoimmunity and epilepsy: Peptide sharing and potential cross-reactivity with human synaptic proteins

Guglielmo Lucchese1

  • 1University of Greifswald, Department of Neurology, Ferdinand-Sauerbruch-Straße, Greifswald 17495, Germany; Goldsmiths, University of London, Department of Computing, Lewisham Way, New Cross, London SE14 6NW, United Kingdom.

Autoimmunity Reviews
|August 13, 2019
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