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Back to EpisodesEpstein-Barr virus and MS, a perfect storm
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TWiV reviews epidemiological and experimental evidence that infection with Epstein-Barr virus leads to the production of antibodies against a viral protein that cross-react with a human protein, leading to multiple sclerosis.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker
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Links for this episode
- ABRCMS ePoster Spring Symposium for Emerging Scientists
- ASV Annual Meeting Registration (ASV)
- Microbiology & Immunology at LSU Health
- Viremia in human poliomyelitis (J Exp Med)
- EBV associated with MS (Science)
- MS antibodies Bind EBV EBNA1 and GlialCAM (Nature)
- Letters read on TWiV 869
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
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