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Human immunodeficiency virus-positive individuals with oral hairy leukoplakia are able to mount cytotoxic T lymphocyte responses to Epstein-Barr virus.
Oral diseases - 1 Jan 2000
de Jong A, Palefsky J M, Stites D P, Nakagawa M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Oral hairy leukoplakia (OHL) is a white lesion of the tongue that is caused by Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and occurs mainly in people infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The aim of this study was to determine whether the presence of OHL reflects the absence of EBV-specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) activity. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: EBV-specific CTL responses were measured in HIV-positive...
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