The contribution of the Epstein-Barr virus to the pathogenesis of childhood lymphomas
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An Efficient and Simple Method to Establish NK and T Cell Lines from Patients with Chronic Active Epstein-Barr Virus Infection
Published on: March 30, 2018
Fathima Zumla Cader1, Pamela Kearns, Lawrence Young
1Cancer Research UK Institute for Cancer Studies, University of Birmingham, UK.
Abstract:
The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a lymphotropic herpes virus with oncogenetic properties which can lead to the development of lymphomas such as Burkitt's lymphoma (BL), Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL), or post-transplant lymphoma. This review discusses our current understanding of lymphomagenesis in relation to EBV and the potential for targeted therapies.
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