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Microbes and Infection

Volume 2, Issue 1, January 2000, Pages 77-84
Microbes and Infection

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Regulation of cell growth and death by Epstein-Barr virus

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Abstract

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) efficiently induces growth of human B cells and prevents cell death. Considerable progress has been made in understanding these processes, the role of EBV in human cancer cells and the relationship of viral gene expression to virus persistence and cancer.

Keywords

Epstein-Barr virus
Burkitt's lymphoma
nasopharyngeal carcinoma
NF-κB
apoptosis

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