The Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) is a DNA lymphotropic herpesvirus and the causative agent of
infectious mononucleosis. EBV is highly prevalent since it affects more than 90% of …

Current knowledge is insufficient to explain why only a proportion of individuals exposed to
environmental carcinogens or carrying a genetic predisposition to cancer develop disease …

Proliferation and differentiation inside erythrocytes are important steps in the life cycle of
Plasmodium spp. To achieve these, the parasites export polypeptides to the surface of …

Since the discovery in 1964 of the Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) in African Burkitt lymphoma, this
virus has been associated with a remarkably diverse range of cancer types. Because EBV …

Abstract Background Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is an oncogenic virus implicated in the
pathogenesis of a number of human malignancies of both lymphoid and epithelial origin …

Burkitt lymphoma is a germinal center B-cell-derived cancer that was instrumental in the
identification of MYC as an important human oncogene more than three decades ago …

The predisposition of individuals to several common autoimmune diseases, such as
rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus and multiple sclerosis, is genetically …

The two major epidemiological clues to the pathogenesis of Burkitt lymphoma (BL) are the
geographical association with malaria–BL incidence relates to the malaria transmission rate …

Endemic Burkitt lymphoma (eBL) is primarily found in children in equatorial regions and
represents the first historical example of a virus-associated human malignancy. Although …

Cancer may be induced by many environmental and physiological conditions. Infections
with viruses, bacteria and parasites have been recognized for years to be associated with …