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Does neoplasia in-situ develop due to the interaction of Epstein-Barr virus of herpes simplex virus-2 with Langerhans cells in the epithelium?

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Becker, Y. Does neoplasia in-situ develop due to the interaction of Epstein-Barr virus of herpes simplex virus-2 with Langerhans cells in the epithelium?. Virus Genes 1, 385–397 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00257101

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