Epstein-Barr virus in multiple sclerosis: A continuing conundrum

Neurology

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 11-12

  Lünemann, Jan D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; UNTRANSLATED RNA; VIRUS RNA;

DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN; INTERFERON PRODUCTION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS ETIOLOGY; IMMUNOLOGY; INNATE IMMUNITY; NOTE; PATHOGENICITY; VIROLOGY; VIRUS ACTIVATION; VIRUS LATENCY;

EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, INNATE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; VIRUS ACTIVATION; VIRUS LATENCY;

EID: 84856625336     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e318241f2b3     Document Type: Editorial

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