Article
EBNA2 binds to genomic intervals associated with multiple sclerosis and overlaps with vitamin D receptor occupancy.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Ricigliano Vito A G, Handel Adam E, Sandve Geir K, Annibali Viviana, Ristori Giovanni, Mechelli Rosella, Cader M Zameel, Salvetti Marco
Abstract excerpt
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a non-heritable factor that associates with multiple sclerosis (MS). However its causal relationship with the disease is still unclear. The virus establishes a complex co-existence with the host that includes regulatory influences on gene expression. Hence, if EBV contributes to the pathogenesis of MS it may do so by interacting with disease predisposing genes. To verify this...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
