Characterization of Secondary Autoimmune Etiologies Related to Rheumatic Fever
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Mesquita, J.O.1#, Machado, A.R.1# Del Sarto, R.P.1, Martins, A.M.A2* 1UDF – Centro Universitário do Distrito Federal, Brazil 2Liver Transplantation Center, HUWC / Federal University of Ceara UFC, Brazil / Brazilian Center for Protein Research, Department of Cell Biology, University of Brasilia, UNB – DF, Brazil #these authors contributed equally to this work. *Corresponding author: Dr. Aline M A Martins, SQS 315 Bloco C apto 402, Tel: +55 61 8186 9696; Email: [email protected] Received: 07-01-2015 Accepted: 08-11-2015 Published: 09-02-2015 Copyright: © 2015 Martins Mini Review
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