Epstein-Barr virus reprograms autoreactive B cells as antigen-presenting cells in systemic lupus erythematosus, Younis et al., 2025

[Jonathan Edwards]

So there’s really no way to evaluate the functional role of EBV here compared to what would happen without it. If I’ve missed some crucial detail here I’d be happy to be corrected

I absolutely agree. Iwasaki seems to have no clue.

 

[Jonathan Edwards]

I hear he is one of the "good" guys for looking into understudied diseases and "rare" disease patients.

Being a good guy isn't much use if you don't understand complex immune dynamics. The problem with ME/CFS is that it is an order of magnitude more difficult than RA and lupus. You need people who can think very clearly. (Fortunately, some of our members are pretty good at that.)