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Modulation of interleukin-6 expression in Hodgkin and Reed-Sternberg cells by Epstein-Barr virus
1 Jul 1997
Abstract excerpt
Variable proportions of Hodgkin's disease (HD) cases are associated with the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), but the role of EBV in HD is not entirely clear. Hodgkin and Reed-Sternberg (HRS) cells of EBV-associated HD are characterized by expression of the EBV gene product LMP1. In other cellular environments, LMP1 has been shown to induce interleukin (IL)-6. In this study, 105 HD cases were tested for differences in...
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