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Epstein-Barr Virus Genomes Reveal Population Structure and Type 1 Association with Endemic Burkitt Lymphoma.
Journal of virology - 17 Aug 2020
Kaymaz Yasin, Oduor Cliff I, Aydemir Ozkan, Luftig Micah A, Otieno Juliana A, Ong'echa John Michael, Bailey Jeffrey A, Moormann Ann M
Abstract excerpt
Endemic Burkitt lymphoma (eBL), the most prevalent pediatric cancer in sub-Saharan Africa, is distinguished by its inclusion of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). In order to better understand the impact of EBV variation in eBL tumorigenesis, we improved viral DNA enrichment methods and generated a total of 98 new EBV genomes from both eBL cases (n = 58) and healthy controls (n = 40) residing in the same geographic region...
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