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Serum concentration of immunoglobulin G-type antibodies against the whole Epstein-Barr nuclear antigen 1 and its aa35-58 or aa398-404 fragments in the sera of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and multiple sclerosis.
Clinical and experimental immunology - 1 Mar 2013
Csuka D, Simon D, Hóbor R, Uray K, Prohászka Z, Bánlaki Z, Jani P K, Szilágyi Á, Hudecz F, Rajczy K, Beke G, Boros Major A, Tordai A, Illés Z, Berki T, Czirják L, Füst G
Abstract excerpt
Several studies suggest that infection by Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) might be one of the environmental factors which facilitates the development of autoimmune disorders in genetically susceptible individuals. Recent data indicate that high anti-Epstein-Barr nuclear antigen 1 (EBNA)-1 immunoglobulin (Ig)G titre is a strong risk factor for multiple sclerosis (MS) in patients both with and without the main genetic...
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