Expression of sequences homologous to htlv‐i <i>tax</i> gene in the labial salivary glands of japanese patients with sjögren's syndrome

Abstract

These findings suggest that products encoding sequences homologous to the HTLV-I pXIV gene in SS patients' LSGs might be candidates for self-antigen and/or lead to activation of autoreactive T lymphocytes through trans-acting transcriptional activation.