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Genetic factors affecting EBV copy number in lymphoblastoid cell lines derived from the 1000 Genome Project samples.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Mandage Rajendra, Telford Marco, Rodríguez Juan Antonio, Farré Xavier, Layouni Hafid, Marigorta Urko M, Cundiff Caitlin, Heredia-Genestar Jose Maria, Navarro Arcadi, Santpere Gabriel
Abstract excerpt
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), human herpes virus 4, has been classically associated with infectious mononucleosis, multiple sclerosis and several types of cancers. Many of these diseases show marked geographical differences in prevalence, which points to underlying genetic and/or environmental factors. Those factors may include a different susceptibility to EBV infection and viral copy number among human populations....
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