T-cell control of Epstein-Barr virus-infected B cells is lost during P. falciparum malaria.
Endemic Burkitt's lymphoma, a tumour of children in which B lymphocytes are infected with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), is common in areas of Africa where malaria is holoendemic. The tumour is characterized by chromosome translocations; usually the terminal portion of chromosome 8 containing the c-...
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| Formato: | Journal article |
| Idioma: | English |
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1984
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