Epstein-Barr virus infection and variants of Epstein-Barr nuclear antigen-1 in synovial　tissues of rheumatoid arthritis.

Shotaro MasuokaNatsuko KusunokiRyo TakamatsuHiroshi TakahashiKazuaki TsuchiyaShinichi KawaiToshihiro Nanki

Published in: PloS one (2018)

EBV infection may be an environmental risk factor for the development of RA, while nucleotide variants of EBNA-1 do not appear to contribute to its development.

Keyphrases

epstein barr virus
rheumatoid arthritis
diffuse large b cell lymphoma
copy number
disease activity
ankylosing spondylitis
interstitial lung disease
risk assessment
dna methylation
systemic lupus erythematosus
climate change
systemic sclerosis
genome wide
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
life cycle