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Methylation Status of the Epstein-Barr Virus Major Latent Promoter C in Iatrogenic B Cell Lymphoproliferative Disease
1 Aug 1999
Abstract excerpt
The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) major latent promoter C drives the expression of viral nuclear proteins important in lymphocyte immortalization and as targets for immune surveillance by cytotoxic T cells. Hypermethylation of the C promoter silences its transcription. This promoter is methylated and silent in Burkitt's lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease, nasopharyngeal carcinoma, and nasal lymphoma. However, it is never...
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