Article
Detection of an Epstein-Barr-virus variant in T-cell-lymphoma tissues identical to the distinct strain observed in nasopharyngeal carcinoma in the Taiwanese population.
International journal of cancer - 15 Sept 1995
Chang Y S, Su I J, Chung P J, Shu C H, Ng C K, Wu S J, Liu S T
Abstract excerpt
An EBV variant has been identified in NPC tissues in Taiwan. This EBV variant contains a point mutation in exon I of the LMP I gene. This mutation results in the loss of an XhoI site at nt 169,426, which is present in strain B95-8. In addition, this variant contains a 30-bp deletion in exon 3 of...
Topics
- Base Sequence
- Exons
- Gene Deletion
- Genetic Variation
- Herpesviridae Infections
- Herpesvirus 4, Human
- Hodgkin Disease
- Humans
- Lymph Nodes
- Lymphoma, B-Cell
- Lymphoma, T-Cell
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms
- Nasopharynx
- Point Mutation