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Epstein-Barr virus strains and variations: Geographic or disease-specific variants?
Journal of medical virology - 1 Mar 2017
Neves Marco, Marinho-Dias Joana, Ribeiro Joana, Sousa Hugo
Abstract excerpt
The Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) is associated with the development of several diseases, including infectious mononucleosis (IM), Burkitt's Lymphoma (BL), Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, and other neoplasias. The publication of EBV genome 1984 led to several studies regarding the identification of different viral strains. Currently, EBV is divided into EBV type 1 (B95-8 strain) and EBV type 2 (AG876 strain), also known as...
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