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Characterization of intertypic recombinants of the Epstein-Barr virus from the body-cavity-based lymphomas cell lines BC-1 and BC-2.
Virology - 25 Nov 1999
Aguirre A J, Robertson E S
Abstract excerpt
Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) can infect and transform human B-lymphocytes and has been associated with numerous human malignancies. Two distinct types of EBV have been described, EBV-1 and EBV-2. Whereas type 1 is known to be most widespread throughout the healthy adult population, type 2 EBV has been shown to be significantly present in certain T-cell immunocompromised patients. Some evidence also suggests that such...
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