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Tag: Epstein-Barr

New Research Reveals How Mononucleosis Virus Could Promote Lupus

April 18, 2018 A new study by Lupus Research Alliance-funded researcher Dr. Matthew Weirauch of the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in Ohio and colleagues might explain how a common virus that causes mononucleosis also boosts the risk for lupus. The virus may be turning on human genes that promote the illness. The scientists, including […] Read More

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