Cigarette smoking is associated with Herpesviruses in persons with and without serious mental illness.

Faith B DickersonEmily KatsafanasAndrea OrigoniTheresa NewmanKelly RoweRita S ZiemannKamal BhatiaEmily SeveranceGlen FordRobert Yolken

Published in: PloS one (2023)

Individuals who smoke cigarettes have increased levels of IgG antibodies to CMV and EBV. Cigarette smoking may be a contributory factor in the relationship between CMV, EBV and chronic somatic disorders associated with these viruses.

Keyphrases

mental illness
epstein barr virus
diffuse large b cell lymphoma
mental health
smoking cessation
copy number
gene expression
dna methylation
genetic diversity
genome wide