Turkish Journal of Science
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Journal

Turkish Journal of Science


Volume
& Issue

Volume 3, Issue 1


Published
on

November 28, 2018


Pages

1-13


DOI

Article

Epstein Barr Virus and Burkitt Lymphoma

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Authors

Yunus Emre USLU Affiliation:
Erzurum Technical University, Faculty of Science, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Erzurum, Turkey
and Arzu GÖRMEZ Affiliation:
Erzurum Technical University, Faculty of Science, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Erzurum, Turkey


Abstract

Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) belongs to the Herpesviridae family is a DNA virus that widely seen all the world and it can be transmitted through close contact, oropharyngeal secretions, blood and contaminated belongings. EBV infections generally emerge in childhood and remains asymptomatic. Epstein Barr Nuclear Antigens (EBNA), Viral capsid antigen (VCA) and Latent Membrane Protein (LMP) are strong a virus that can infect host cells and remain latent during infection. If EBV is latent in the host under natural conditions, it can affect the cell and cause severe diseases such as Infectious Mononucleosis (IM), Burkitt's lymphoma (BL). BL is undoubtedly the most risk and serious disease cause of EBV. BL is especially an emerge as the translocation genes of MYC a results immunoglobulin chains.


Keywords

Epstein Barr Virus (EBV), Burkitt’s Lymphoma (BL), EBNA, VCA, LMP.


Citation

Uslu, Y. E. & Görmez, A. (2018). Epstein barr virus and burkitt lymphoma. Turkish Journal of Science, 3(1), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.66833/TJOS-2018-0001

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