EDITORIALS
Auto-immunity in Chagas' disease: fact or fancy? cause or consequence?
Auto-imunidade na doença de Chagas: fato ou fantasia? causa ou conseqüência?
Felipe Kierszenbaum
Department of Microbiology and Public Health Michigan State Üniversity East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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