A group of scientists from the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) today announced that Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (lupus) may be caused by a common virus. Their results will be published today in the The Journal of Clinical Investigation. The work being reported raises suspicion that a common virus, known as Epstein-Barr virus, may be the culprit […]
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