Article
Epstein-Barr virus latent gene sequences as geographical markers of viral origin: unique EBNA3 gene signatures identify Japanese viruses as distinct members of the Asian virus family.
The Journal of general virology - 1 May 2011
Sawada Akihisa, Croom-Carter Deborah, Kondo Osamu, Yasui Masahiro, Koyama-Sato Maho, Inoue Masami, Kawa Keisei, Rickinson Alan B, Tierney Rosemary J
Abstract excerpt
Polymorphisms in Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) latent genes can identify virus strains from different human populations and individual strains within a population. An Asian EBV signature has been defined almost exclusively from Chinese viruses, with little information from other Asian countries. Here we sequenced polymorphic regions of the EBNA1, 2, 3A, 3B, 3C and LMP1 genes of 31 Japanese strains from control donors...
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