Out of Africa: retrovirus linked to autoimmunity.(Musculoskeletal Disorders)

From: Family Practice News | Date: June 15, 2005| Author: Walsh, Nancy | Copyright information

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND -- A newly identified human endogenous retrovirus that is much more prevalent in Africa than in other parts of the world may place its carriers at risk for certain autoimmune diseases, David Moyes, Ph.D., said at the joint meeting of the British Society for Rheumatology and the German Society for Rheumatology.

Patients with autoimmune diseases often have elevated antibody levels to certain structural proteins of human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs), ...

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