Some recent developments in the molecular epidemiology of Epstein-Barr virus infections.

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Some recent developments in the molecular epidemiology of Epstein-Barr virus infections.

The Yale journal of biology and medicine - 1 Jan 2000

Miller G, Katz B Z, Niederman J C

Abstract excerpt

We have applied two different recombinant DNA techniques to the study of the epidemiology of Epstein-Barr virus infections. In the first application, cloned subfragments of viral DNA were used as probes to detect EBV DNA in a variety of lymphoproliferative disorders and in lymphoid cell lines. Pa...

Topics

Antibodies, Viral
Antigens, Viral
DNA, Recombinant
Epidemiologic Methods
Epstein-Barr Virus Nuclear Antigens
Genes, Viral
Genotype
Herpesviridae Infections
Herpesvirus 4, Human
Humans
Infectious Mononucleosis

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