| Literature DB >> 21092169 |
Riccardo Dolcetti1, Antonino Carbone.
Abstract
Epstein-Barr virus is pathogenically associated with a well defined group of lymphoid and epithelial tumors in which the virus directly drives transformation of infected cells. Recent evidence however indicates that this virus may infect a subpopulation of tumor cells in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and EBV infection has been also associated with Richter transformation in a fraction of cases. We herein review available data suggesting a possible role of EBV as a direct or micro-environmental progression factor in a subset of CLL.Entities:
Year: 2010 PMID: 21092169 PMCID: PMC2998466 DOI: 10.1186/1750-9378-5-22
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Agent Cancer ISSN: 1750-9378 Impact factor: 2.965