Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a gamma-herpesvirus that infects more than 90% of people worldwide, is the etiologic agent of infectious mononucleosis, and is associated with multiple human malignancies, primarily of lymphoid and epithelial cell origin, including Burkitt’s lymphoma, post-transplant lymphoma, AIDS-associated lymphomas, Hodgkin’s disease, T-Cell lymphoma, NPC (Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma), parotid gland carcinoma, and gastric carcinoma. EBV-encoded RNAs (EBERs) are the most abundant viral transcripts in latently EBV-...
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