Epstein-Barr Infection Raises Risk of Lupus, 6 Other Autoimmune Diseases, Study Suggests
Infection with the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) that causes mononucleosis can increase a person’s risk of developing any of seven major autoimmune diseases, including systemic lupus erythematosus, new and possibly ground-breaking research indicates. The study, “Transcription factors operate across disease loci, with…