2009
Epstein–Barr virus infection is not a characteristic feature of multiple sclerosis brain
Willis SN, Stadelmann C, Rodig SJ, Caron T, Gattenloehner S, Mallozzi SS, Roughan JE, Almendinger SE, Blewett MM, Brück W, Hafler DA, O’Connor K. Epstein–Barr virus infection is not a characteristic feature of multiple sclerosis brain. Brain 2009, 132: 3318-3328. PMID: 19638446, PMCID: PMC2792367, DOI: 10.1093/brain/awp200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple sclerosis brainEpstein-Barr virus infectionEBV infectionWhite matter lesionsMultiple sclerosisCentral nervous systemMatter lesionsVirus infectionSecond cohortEBV infected cellsB cell infiltrationB cell aggregatesInflammatory demyelinating diseaseB-cell infiltratesReal-time polymerase chain reaction methodologyCNS immunopathologyCNS lymphomaDemyelinating diseaseCell infiltrateSitu hybridizationCell infiltrationLarge cohortBrain pathologyNervous systemPolymerase chain reaction methodology
2008
Integrating risk factors
De Jager PL, Simon KC, Munger KL, Rioux JD, Hafler DA, Ascherio A. Integrating risk factors. Neurology 2008, 70: 1113-1118. PMID: 18272866, DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000294325.63006.f8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntibodiesBiomarkersCase-Control StudiesComorbidityEpstein-Barr Virus InfectionsEpstein-Barr Virus Nuclear AntigensFemaleGene FrequencyGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenotypeHerpesvirus 4, HumanHeterozygoteHLA-DR AntigensHLA-DRB1 ChainsHumansMiddle AgedMultiple SclerosisRisk FactorsConceptsMultiple sclerosisHuman leukocyte antigenAntibody titersRisk factorsDR15 alleleEpstein-Barr virus (EBV) antibody titersAge-matched healthy womenRisk of MSEpstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen 1Independent risk factorVirus antibody titersCase-control studyNuclear antigen 1Healthy womenMS riskLeukocyte antigenRelative riskGenetic susceptibilityAntigen 1TitersWomenSclerosisRiskDR15Association