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EBV

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EBV Epstein-Barr virus.
EBV
abbr.
Epstein-Barr virus

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)
A virus in the herpes family that causes mononucleosis.

EBV
estimated breeding value.

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EBV is at least a contributory cofactor in endemic Burkitt lymphoma, but the virus is detected in <20% of sporadic cases in the United States.
8) Although T and NK cell lymphomas are less common in the West than in Asia, their association with EBV in the West parallels that seen in Asia and in South America.
For example, the mean IgM antibodies to EBV viral capsid antigen (VCA) was 724 [+ or -] 401 ELISA units for the 56 individuals that fell above the maximum expected titer of 300 ELISA units.
 
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