Hodgkin's disease and Epstein-Barr virus

Authors

H. Herbst, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
G. Pallesen, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
L. M. Weiss, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
G. Delsol, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
R. F. Jarrett, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
E. Steinbrecher, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
H. Stein, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
S. Hamilton-Dutoit, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
P. Brousset, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Abstract

Seroepidemiological and molecular biological studies have established an association of Hodgkin's disease with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). Recently, EBV genomes and gene products, most notably the latent membrane protein (LMP), have been detected in approximately 50% of the cases. The findings suggest that EBV may contribute to the pathoetiology of a sizable proportion of Hodgkin's disease cases.

Publication Title

Annals of Oncology

Recommended Citation

Herbst, H., Pallesen, G., Weiss, L., Delsol, G., Jarrett, R., Steinbrecher, E., Stein, H., Hamilton-Dutoit, S., & Brousset, P. (1992). Hodgkin's disease and Epstein-Barr virus. Annals of Oncology, 3 (SUPPL. 4) https://doi.org/10.1093/annonc/3.suppl_4.S27