But here we showed that this presumably is specific for the response to EBV antigens, as stimulation with both CMVpp52 or HHV6p41 induced a normal cytokine response pattern in SLE patients regarding both T-cell response-related cytokines (IL12, IFNγ, (IL17)) and also both inflammatory (TNFα, IL17) and anti-inflammatory (IL10) cytokines. This evidence concerns the gene IL17A and systemic lupus erythematosus.