Epstein-Barr virus infection of infants: implications of early age of infection on viral control and risk for Burkitt lymphoma

Since its first description by Denis Burkitt, endemic Burkitt's lymphoma (BL), the most common childhood cancer in sub-Saharan Africa, has led scientists to search for clues to the origins of this malignancy. The discovery of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in BL cells over 50 years ago led to extensi...

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Main Author: Rosemary Rochford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Permanyer 2016-01-01
Series:Boletín Médico del Hospital Infantil de México
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665114615002385