Autoimmunity induced by human cytomegalovirus in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.docVIP

S?derberg-Nauclér Arthritis Research Therapy 2012,14:101 /content/14/1/101 EDITORIAL Autoimmunity induced by human cytomegalovirus in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus Cecilia S?derberg-Nauclér* See related research by Hsieh et al., /content/13/5/R162 systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients have Abstract antibodies to the C-terminus of pp65, in particular to the [1]. Immune reactivity against 336–439 this peptide was found in 14 to 20% of patients with rheumatoid arthritis, Sj?gren’s syndrome, and systemic sclerosis but in only 4% of