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High frequencies of asymptomatic Epstein-Barr virus viremia in affected and unaffected individuals with CTLA4 mutations.
Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.) - 1 Oct 2018
Hoshino Akihiro, Tanita Kay, Kanda Kenji, Imadome Ken-Ichi, Shikama Yoshiaki, Yasumi Takahiro, Imai Kohsuke, Takagi Masatoshi, Morio Tomohiro, Kanegane Hirokazu
Abstract excerpt
Patients with CTLA4 mutations present with autoimmune diseases, lymphoproliferation, and hypogammaglobulinemia, and a subset of patients developed Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-associated malignancies, suggesting an impaired immune function against EBV. Here we investigated EBV infection in individuals with CTLA4 mutations. We measured EBV viral DNA in healthy individuals, individuals with autoimmune diseases, and...
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