Hodgkin's disease (HD) is associated with the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in approximately half of cases. This is a report of a case of nodular sclerosing HD of the B-cell type that was associated with EBV in the initial manifestation, but was found to be EBV-negative in the relapse of the tumour. Both
Effect of material deprivation on Epstein–Barr virus infection in Hodgkin’s disease in the West Midlands
✍ Scribed by Flavell, K; Constandinou, C; Lowe, D; Scott, K; Newey, C; Evans, D; Dutton, A; Simmons, S; Smith, R; Crocker, J
- Book ID
- 110002214
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 91 KB
- Volume
- 80
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-0920
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