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The impact of cytokine gene polymorphisms on Epstein-Barr virus infection outcome in pediatric liver transplant recipients.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Nov 2012
Kasztelewicz Beata, Jankowska Irena, Pawłowska Joanna, Teisseyre Joanna, Dzierżanowska-Fangrat Katarzyna
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is associated with most cases of the post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders developed during the first year after transplantation. The high EBV DNA load constitutes a major risk for the development of EBV-related lymphoproliferations. However, among transplant recipients there are patients with a chronically high viral load (CHVL) who do not develop...
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