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The role of Epstein–Barr virus in cancer
18 Oct 2006
Abstract excerpt
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), discovered > 40 years ago from a Burkitt's lymphoma biopsy, was the first virus to be directly associated with human cancer. EBV has two distinct life cycles in the human host; a lytic form of infection that produces new infectious virions, and a latent form of infection that allows the virus to persist in a dormant state for the lifetime of the host. EBV has evolved a life cycle that...
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