Encyclopedic Reference of Cancer

2001 Edition
| Editors: Manfred Schwab

Lymphoproliferative Disease

Reference work entry
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-30683-8_984

Definition

Lymphoproliferative diseases are due to the outgrowth of  Epstein-Barr virus-infected B cells, which would normally be controlled by EBV-specific T cells.

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