Association of Epstein-Barr virus serological reactivation with transitioning to systemic lupus erythematosus in at-risk individuals.
Neelakshi R JogKendra A YoungMelissa E MunroeMichael T HarmonJoel M GuthridgeJennifer A KellyDiane L KamenGary S GilkesonMichael H WeismanDavid R KarpPatrick M GaffneyJohn B HarleyDaniel J WallaceJill M NorrisJudith A JamesPublished in: Annals of the rheumatic diseases (2019)
Heightened serologic reactivation of EBV increases the probability of transitioning to SLE in unaffected SLE relatives.