Dotan, Arad Muller, Sylviane Kanduc, Darja David, Paula Halpert, Gilad Shoenfeld, Yehuda
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Autoimmunity Reviews
Autoimmunity may be generated by a variety of factors by creating a hyper-stimulated state of the immune system. It had been established long ago that viruses are a substantial component of environmental factors that contribute to the production of autoimmune antibodies, as well as autoimmune diseases. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), cytomegalovirus (CMV...
Xu, Chuanhui Yi, Zixi Cai, Ruyi Chen, Ru Thong, Bernard Yu-Hor Mu, Rong
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Autoimmunity Reviews
Objectives The impact of rheumatic diseases on COVID-19 infection remains poorly investigated. Here we performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the outcomes of COVID-19 in patients with rheumatic diseases. Methods We systematically searched PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Scopus and preprint database up to 29th August 2020, for...