Epstein-Barr virus and its interaction with the host

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-204108

Wolf, Hans J. ; Bogedain, C. ; Schwarzmann, F.

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Abstract

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) as a member of the herpesvirus family persists lifelong in the human body and causes diseases associated with virus replication (infectious mononucleosis, oral hairy leukoplakia) as well as neoplastic conditions such as nasopharyngeal carcinoma, B-cell lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease associated with viral latency. This complex biology relates to a highly regulated control of ...