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Expanding Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes from Umbilical Cord Blood that Target Cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr Virus, and Adenovirus
Published on: May 7, 2012
Adenovirus DNA is detected at increased frequency in Guthrie cards from children who develop acute lymphoblastic
B Gustafsson1, W Huang, G Bogdanovic
1Department of Pediatrics, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. britt.gustafsson@ki.se
British Journal of Cancer
|September 19, 2007
Abstract:
Epidemiological evidence suggests that childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) may be initiated by an in infection in utero. Adenovirus DNA was detected in 13 of 49 neonatal blood spots from ALL patients but only in 3 of 47 controls (P=0.012) suggesting a correlation between prenatal adenovirus infection and the development of ALL.
