The induction of autoantibodies to U1 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein (U1 snRNP) complexes is not well understood. We present evidence that healthy individuals with cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection have an increased frequency and quantity of antibodies to ribonucleoprotein, directed primarily against the U1-70k protein. A significant association between the presence of antibodies to CMV and antibodies to the total RNP targeted by the immune response to the spliceosome (to both the Sm and RNP; Sm/RNP) was found for patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) but not those with mixed connective-tissue disease. CMV thus may play a role in inducing autoimmune responses in a subset of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.
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Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Plant Physiol & Ecol, Natl Key Lab Plant Mol Genet, Shanghai 200032, Peoples R China
Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Plant Physiol & Ecol, CAS Ctr Excellence Mol Plant Sci, Shanghai 200032, Peoples R ChinaNantong Univ, Sch Life Sci, Nantong 226019, Jiangsu, Peoples R China
Gao, Cong
Lu, Shuai
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Lu, Shuai
Zhou, Rong
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Ding, Junjie
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Fan, Jialiang
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Fan, Jialiang
Han, Binying
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Han, Binying
Chen, Moxian
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Chen, Moxian
Wang, Baohua
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