Table 2

Epstein-Barr virus latency pattern and associated malignancies

Latency typeViral genes expressedAssociated malignancies
Latency IEBNA-1Burkitt's lymphoma
EBERs
BARF0
Latency IIEBNA-1Classical Hodgkin's lymphoma
EBERsUndifferentiated carcinoma
LMP1Peripheral T/NK cell lymphoma
LMP2
BARF0
Latency IIIAll EBNAsAIDS-associated lymphomas
EBERsPost-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders
LMP1
LMP2
BARF0
  • NK cell, natural killer cells.