Epstein-Barr Virus and Human Cancer

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), a human herpesvirus, originally received much attention because of its associations with Burkitt's lymphoma and nasopharyngeal carcinoma. EBV is ubiquiteous in the human population and most people carry the virus in memory B-cells in a latent stage. In this book, outstandig researchers from the US and Japan review recent progress in EBV research.

• | Author: K. Takada
• | Publisher: Springer
• | Publication Date: Nov 05, 2012
• | Number of Pages: 236 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 3642625681
• | ISBN-13: 9783642625688