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Auto immunity in EBV infection is the result of
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The correct answer is  Ref Robbins 8/e p212; 9/e p216 Infection with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), the cause of infectious mononucleosis, has been associated with subsequent development of systemic lupus erythematosus and other chronic autoimmune illnesses It is due to PolyclonalB B cell proliferation and activation