EBV infection is common in gingival epithelial cells of the periodontium and worsens during chronic periodontitis.

EBV infection is common in gingival epithelial cells of the periodontium and worsens during chronic periodontitis.

An amplifying role for oral epithelial cells (ECs) in Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) infection has been postulated to explain oral viral shedding. However, while lytic or latent EBV infections of oro/nasopharyngeal ECs are commonly detected under pathological conditions, detection of EBV-infected ECs in h...

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Main Authors: Séverine Vincent-Bugnas, Sébastien Vitale, Caroline C Mouline, Wafa Khaali, Yves Charbit, Patrick Mahler, Isabelle Prêcheur, Paul Hofman, Janet L Maryanski, Alain Doglio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24367478/pdf/?tool=EBI

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