TWiV reviews epidemiological and experimental evidence that infection with Epstein-Barr virus leads to the production of antibodies against a viral protein that cross-react with a human protein, leading to multiple sclerosis.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker

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ABRCMS ePoster Spring Symposium for Emerging Scientists
ASV Annual Meeting Registration (ASV)
Microbiology & Immunology at LSU Health
Viremia in human poliomyelitis (J Exp Med)
EBV associated with MS (Science)
MS antibodies Bind EBV EBNA1 and GlialCAM (Nature)
Letters read on TWiV 869
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TWiV 869: Epstein-Barr virus and MS, a perfect storm