title: Protective role of helminthiasis in the development of autoimmune diseases.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Investigation of Osteoarthropathies, Department of Internal Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil. arocha@ufc.br
authors.forename: Francisco Airton Castro
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: da Rocha
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000276:immunology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000276:immunology; D006373:Helminthiasis / Q000276:immunology*; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions / Q000276:immunology* / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000517:prevention & control; D007108:Immune Tolerance / Q000276:immunology