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Persistence and transition of Epstein-Barr virus genotypes in the pathogenesis of oral hairy leukoplakia.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 15 Jul 2004
Walling Dennis M, Etienne Wiguins, Ray Autumn J, Flaitz Catherine M, Nichols C Mark
Abstract excerpt
This prospective study examined the persistence and transition of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-seropositive subjects with and without oral hairy leukoplakia, a replicative EBV-associated epithelial disease. The intrahost molecular epidemiology of EBV infection was characterized in subjects treated with valacyclovir to suppress EBV replication. Tongue epithelial tissues of...
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