Among 18 HCMV genes, seven (UL34, UL44, UL50, UL82, UL84, UL95, and UL11) were detected in the PBMCs of all three SLE patients, with four additional genes (US31, UL32, UL105, and TRS1) being detected from two SLE patients and seven (UL29, UL36, UL37, UL56, UL117, UL123, and US3) from one SLE patients. Here, RPS3 is linked to systemic lupus erythematosus.