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Activation of Maternal Epstein-Barr Virus Infection and Risk of Acute Leukemia in the Offspring
27 Sept 2006
Abstract excerpt
After identifying an association between maternal Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) reactivation and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), the authors analyzed a nested case-control study within Finnish and Icelandic maternity cohorts with 7 million years of follow-up to confirm EBV's role in ALL. Offspring of 550,000 mothers were followed up to age 15 years during 1975-1997 by national cancer registries to identify...
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