Epstein-Barr virus load is higher in long-term Hodgkin lymphoma survivors compared to their unaffected twins and unrelated controls

Br J Haematol. 2019 Apr;185(2):377-380. doi: 10.1111/bjh.15522. Epub 2018 Aug 16.

Authors

Amie E Hwang¹, Vickie Marshall², David V Conti¹, Bharat N Nathwani³, Thomas M Mack¹, Denise Whitby², Wendy Cozen¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
² Viral Oncology Section, AIDS and Cancer Virus Program, Leidos Biomedical Research, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD, USA.
³ Department of Pathology, City of Hope, Duarte, CA, USA.

PMID: 30117152
DOI: 10.1111/bjh.15522

No abstract available

Keywords: Epstein-Barr virus; Hodgkin lymphoma; adolescents and young adults; cancer survivors; immune response.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Twin Study

MeSH terms

Adult
Cancer Survivors
Case-Control Studies
DNA, Viral / blood
Diseases in Twins / virology*
Female
Herpesvirus 4, Human / isolation & purification*
Hodgkin Disease / virology*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Viral Load

Substances

DNA, Viral

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