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Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), lymphocytes and transformation

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Zeuthen, J. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), lymphocytes and transformation. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 106, 1–11 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00399890

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