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SUBMITTER: Ritter K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2191756 | biostudies-other | 1994 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Ritter K K Kühl R J RJ Semrau F F Eiffert H H Kratzin H D HD Thomssen R R
The Journal of experimental medicine 19941101 5
Antibodies directed against the autoantigen p26 were detected in sera from 32 patients with acute Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection and clinical symptoms of infectious mononucleosis. P26 has now been identified as the enzyme manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) by comparison of the NH2-terminal amino acid sequence. Antibodies against MnSOD belong to the immunoglobulin class M. They are not detectable in sera of patients with other herpesvirus infections. In the 32 patients investigated, the r ...[more]