NK cell influence on the outcome of primary Epstein Barr virus infection

The herpesvirus Epstein Barr virus (EBV) was discovered as the first human candidate tumor virus in Burkitt’s lymphoma more than 50 years ago. Despite its strong growth transforming capacity, more than 90% of the human adult population carries this virus asymptomatically under near perfect immune co...

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Main Authors: Obinna Chijioke, Vanessa Landtwing, Christian Münz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2016.00323/full