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Differences in Epstein-Barr virus expression between primary and secondary cutaneous angiocentric lymphomas. French Study Group of Cutaneous Lymphomas.
Archives of dermatology - 1 Apr 1998
Wechsler J, Willemze R, van der Brule A, Thomine E, Joly P, Verola O, Fonck Y, Souteyrand P, Delfau M H, Bagot M, Gaulard P
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BACKGROUND: Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) has been demonstrated in angiocentric immunoproliferative lesions, suggesting that it could be a causative factor. We investigated for the presence of EBV in 12 primary and 2 secondary cutaneous angiocentric lymphomas (CALs). OBSERVATIONS: In the 2 secondary CALs, strong reactivity for EBV RNAs and latent membrane protein 1 were detected on paraffin-embedded sections. In...
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