Whats the relevance to people with lupus?
This study is important because it begins to provide insights about how people with an abnormal immune system, such as in lupus, respond to infection. Adds Dr. Kang, “This is clinically important research since patients with autoimmune diseases like lupus are frequently treated with strong immunosuppressive drugs that may suppress immune responses against infection. In this study, we have shown that patients with SLE have defective control of latent EBV infection.
