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Epstein-Barr virus immortalizing genes
1Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, St Mary's Hospital Medical School, London, UK.
Trends in Microbiology
|March 1, 1995
Abstract:
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is linked to several types of human cancer and immortalizes human B cells very efficiently; at least six viral genes are required for this. The mechanism by which EBV immortalizes cells is particularly interesting because its immortalization genes are not obvious homologues of those of other DNA tumour viruses.