Association of killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors with endemic Burkitt lymphoma in Kenyan children

Abstract Endemic Burkitt lymphoma (eBL) is an aggressive pediatric B cell lymphoma, common in Equatorial Africa. Co-infections with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and Plasmodium falciparum, coupled with c-myc translocation are involved in eBL etiology. Infection-induced immune evasion mechanisms to avoid...

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Main Authors: Beatrice M. Muriuki, Catherine S. Forconi, Peter O. Oluoch, Jeffrey A. Bailey, Anita Ghansah, Ann M. Moormann, John M. Ong’echa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-90596-7