EBV may trigger some cases of lupus, say NIH-supported researchers.
Bethesda, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—April 16, 2018
Contact: Judith Lavelle
Infection with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), the cause of infectious mononucleosis, has been associated with subsequent development of systemic lupus erythematosus and other chronic autoimmune illnesses, but the mechanisms behind this association have been unclear. Now, a novel computational method shows that a viral protein found in EBV-infected human cells…
