Human herpesvirus type 6 in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

CONCLUSION: Although patients with SLE had a higher prevalence of HHV-6 compared with healthy people, there is no strong link between HHV-6 infection and SLE. Future research is necessary because this data does not support the hypothesis that human herpesvirus 6 plays a role in the pathogenesis of SLE.PMID:38682068 | PMC:PMC11055447 | DOI:10.18502/ijm.v16i1.14883

Source: Iranian Journal of Microbiology - April 29, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Mohammad Shayestehpour Elnaz Vatani Batool Zamani Ahmad Piroozmand Shaghayegh Yazdani Kamal Esalatmanesh Zahrasadat Fateminasab Source Type: research