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The Role of Epstein-Barr Virus in Neoplastic Transformation
1 Jan 2001
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In this review, we focus on new data from basic, translational and clinical research relating to the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). Beside its well-known tropism for B lymphocytes and epithelial cells, EBV also infects T lymphocytes, monocytes and granulocytes. After primary infection, EBV persists throughout the life span in resting memory B cells, from where it is reactivated upon breakdown of cellular immunity. In...
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