The exact aetiology of most autoimmune diseases remains unknown, nonetheless, several
factors contributing to the induction or exacerbation of autoimmune reactions have been …

Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) represents a prototypic pathogenic member of the β‐
subgroup of the herpesvirus family. A range of HCMV features like its lytic replication in …

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is an important pathogen for both clinical and population settings.
There is a growing body of research implicating CMV in multiple health outcomes across the …

Abstract Background Human Cytomegalovirus (CMV), because of its ability to extensively
manipulate host immunity during active infection, has been suggested to be involved in …

Background: Rheumatic diseases involve multiple organs that are affected by
immunological mechanisms. Treatment with corticosteroids and immunosuppressive agents …

Objective Infections may act as environmental triggers for induction of systemic lupus
erythematosus (SLE). We sought to explore the relative frequencies of Epstein–Barr virus …

Background Infection in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is common and is one of the
leading causes of morbidity and mortality. Objective To study the risk and occurrence of …

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystem disease with significant morbidity and
even mortality. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a ubiquitous herpesvirus that, similar to SLE, can …

Objectives The presence of myositis-specific antibodies (MSA), was recently reported in
healthy individuals, cancer patients without myopathy and paraneoplastic rheumatic …

Introduction Myositis specific autoantibodies are associated with unique clinical subsets and
are useful biomarkers in polymyositis/dermatomyositis (PM/DM). A 120 kD protein …