Epstein-barr virus: environmental trigger of multiple sclerosis?

MeSH terms

• Animals
• Antibodies, Viral / immunology
• Antibody Formation
• Arthritis, Rheumatoid / epidemiology
• Arthritis, Rheumatoid / etiology
• Arthritis, Rheumatoid / genetics
• Arthritis, Rheumatoid / immunology
• B-Lymphocytes / immunology
• B-Lymphocytes / virology
• Chromosomes, Human, Pair 6 / genetics
• Chromosomes, Human, Pair 6 / immunology
• Environment
• Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / complications*
• Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / epidemiology
• Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / genetics
• Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / immunology*
• Epstein-Barr Virus Nuclear Antigens / genetics
• Epstein-Barr Virus Nuclear Antigens / immunology
• HLA-DQ Antigens / genetics
• HLA-DQ Antigens / immunology
• HLA-DR Antigens / genetics
• HLA-DR Antigens / immunology
• Herpesvirus 4, Human / genetics
• Herpesvirus 4, Human / immunology*
• Humans
• Immunity, Cellular
• Immunoglobulin G / immunology
• Immunologic Memory
• Longitudinal Studies
• Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / epidemiology
• Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / etiology
• Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / genetics
• Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / immunology
• Multiple Sclerosis / epidemiology
• Multiple Sclerosis / etiology*
• Multiple Sclerosis / genetics
• Multiple Sclerosis / immunology*
• Prevalence
• Risk Factors
• Skin Diseases / epidemiology
• Skin Diseases / etiology
• Skin Diseases / genetics
• Skin Diseases / immunology
• T-Lymphocytes / immunology
• United States / epidemiology