Antibodies against malaria and Epstein-Barr virus in childhood Burkitt lymphoma: a case-control study in Uganda

Burkitt lymphoma, a childhood tumour common in parts of sub-Saharan Africa, has been directly associated with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and indirectly with prevalence of malaria. We studied antibodies to both EBV and malaria in children diagnosed with this cancer in Uganda. We performed a case-contro...

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Main Authors: Carpenter, L, Newton, R, Casabonne, D, Ziegler, J, Mbulaiteye, S, Mbidde, E, Wabinga, H, Jaffe, H, Beral, V
Other Authors: Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Wiley-Liss, Inc. 2008
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