Potential association between Epstein-Barr virus infection and myasthenia gravis.
PURPOSE Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) has been implicated in multiple autoimmune disorders; however, its role in myasthenia gravis (MG) remains incompletely defined. We investigated EBV nuclear antigen 1 (EBNA-1)-specific humoral immunity in MG and examined whether human leukocyte antigen (HLA) genotypes modulate this assoc...