A molecular link between malaria and Epstein-Barr virus reactivation.

Although malaria and Epstein-Barr (EBV) infection are recognized cofactors in the genesis of endemic Burkitt lymphoma (BL), their relative contribution is not understood. BL, the most common paediatric cancer in equatorial Africa, is a high-grade B cell lymphoma characterized by c-myc translocation....

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Main Authors: Arnaud Chêne, Daria Donati, André Ortlieb Guerreiro-Cacais, Victor Levitsky, Qijun Chen, Kerstin I Falk, Jackson Orem, Fred Kironde, Mats Wahlgren, Maria Teresa Bejarano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-06-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1891325?pdf=render