A cancer-associated Epstein-Barr virus variant with epithelial tropism

• Autores: Lori Frappier
• Localización: Trends in microbiology, ISSN 0966-842X, Vol. 21, Nº. 12, 2013, págs. 616-617
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • A recent study has identified an Epstein-Barr virus variant from nasopharyngeal carcinoma with unusually high tropism for epithelial cells and low tropism for B cells, as well as a propensity to enter the lytic cycle in both cell types. The results suggest the existence of EBV variants with increased cancer risk.