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Epstein-barr virus diversity in immunocompetent healthy persons: reassessment of the distribution of genetic variants.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Feb 2014
Ikeda Tetsuya, Kobayashi Ryo, Kogashiwa Yasunao, Matsuda Takehiro, Kohno Naoyuki
Abstract excerpt
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) has many strains; however, it remains unclear whether a causal relationship exists between different regions and viral genetic variants in healthy persons. This study was designed to examine the relationship between EBV strains in tonsils and adenoids and peripheral blood lymphocytes of the same individuals using different measurements of EBV strain polymorphism. This study examined...
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