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Epstein-Barr virus
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Epstein-Barr virus

Virus that causes glandular fever. It is also implicated in nasopharyngeal cancer (rare in Europe but a scourge in Asia), Burkitt's lymphoma, and possibly Hodgkin's disease. Epstein-Barr virus is carried by 90% of people, and experimental vaccines are being developed against it.
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EBV is at least a contributory cofactor in endemic Burkitt lymphoma, but the virus is detected in <20% of sporadic cases in the United States.
Epstein-Barr Virus (Infectious Disease and Therapy) by Pagano, Joseph / Emerging Infectious Diseases
8) Although T and NK cell lymphomas are less common in the West than in Asia, their association with EBV in the West parallels that seen in Asia and in South America.
Sinonasal lymphoma: a case report by Agarwal, Salil / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
For example, the mean IgM antibodies to EBV viral capsid antigen (VCA) was 724 [+ or -] 401 ELISA units for the 56 individuals that fell above the maximum expected titer of 300 ELISA units.
Cellular and humoral immune abnormalities in Gulf War veterans by Thrasher, Jack D. / Environmental Health Perspectives
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