When immune B-cells mistakenly recognize the body’s own nerve tissue, they can shut themselves down to prevent damage, but infection with the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) can trick B-cells into surviving and becoming activated in the brain instead of being eliminated by normal immune safety mechanisms, according to a study. These self-reactive B cells can then […]
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