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molecular mimicry

  1. godlovesatrier

    [Study] Clonally Expanded B Cells in Multiple Sclerosis Bind EBV EBNA1 and GlialCAM 2022

    https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-04432-7 Having some difficulty extracting the abstract to paste it in. If someone else is able to that would be great. Another fascinating article about multiple sclerosis and EBV. Makes me wonder what equivalent studies could be done for ME if the...
  2. nerd

    Epstein Barr Virus and Autoimmune Responses in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

    Jog NR and James JA (2021) Epstein Barr Virus and Autoimmune Responses in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Front. Immunol. 11:623944. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.623944 Although this isn't about CFS/ME per se, this discussion shows the latest state of research on EBV causality with SLE. I think SLE...
    • nerd
    • Thread
    • autoimmune disease epstein-barr virus inflammation molecular mimicry systemic lupus erythematosus viral homologs of host genes
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    • Forum: Autoimmunity and Autoimmune Diseases