Methylation of the Epstein-Barr virus genome in normal lymphocytes

Blood

Volumn 90, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 4480-4484

  Robertson, Keith D ^a   Ambinder, Richard F ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; CYTOTOXICITY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; GENE REPRESSION; GENOME; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; METHYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

EID: 0030689030     PISSN: 00064971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1182/blood.v90.11.4480     Document Type: Article

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