title: Viral infections: their elusive role in regulating susceptibility to autoimmune disease.
abstract: Viral infections may trigger autoimmune disease. Complicating our understanding of how viral infections promote disease is the realization that viral infections can sometimes prevent auto-aggressive reactions. Here, we will discuss recent findings that provide insights into how viral infections may alter susceptibility to autoimmunity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, The Karolinska Institute, Huddinge University Hospital, S-141 86 Stockholm, Sweden. malin.flodström-tullberg@medhs.ki.se
authors.forename: Malin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Flodström-Tullberg
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D006801:Humans; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology; D014780:Viruses / Q000276:immunology / Q000472:pathogenicity