Polymerase chain reaction genotyping of Epstein-Barr virus in scraping samples of the tongue lateral border in HIV-1 seropositive patients

The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is the etiological agent of oral hairy leukoplakia (OHL), an oral lesion with important diagnostic and prognostic value in acquired immunodeficiency disease syndrome. The two EBV genotypes, EBV-1 and EBV-2, can be distinguished by divergent gene sequences encoding the EB...

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Main Authors: TF Robaina, CP Valladares, DS Tavares, WC Napolitano, LE Silva, EP Dias, JPG Leite
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2008-06-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762008000400002&lng=en&tlng=en