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ProfessorPaulFarrell

Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Disease

Professor of Tumour Virology
 
 
 
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+44 (0)20 7594 2005p.farrell Website

 
 
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Location

 

Section of VirologyNorfolk PlaceSt Mary's Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Tzellos:2012:10.3390/pathogens1020156,
author = {Tzellos, S and Farrell, PJ},
doi = {10.3390/pathogens1020156},
journal = {Pathogens},
pages = {156--174},
title = {Epstein-barr virus sequence variation-biology and disease.},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens1020156},
volume = {1},
year = {2012}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Some key questions in Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) biology center on whether naturally occurring sequence differences in the virus affect infection or EBV associated diseases. Understanding the pattern of EBV sequence variation is also important for possible development of EBV vaccines. At present EBV isolates worldwide can be grouped into Type 1 and Type 2, a classification based on the EBNA2 gene sequence. Type 1 EBV is the most prevalent worldwide but Type 2 is common in parts of Africa. Type 1 transforms human B cells into lymphoblastoid cell lines much more efficiently than Type 2 EBV. Molecular mechanisms that may account for this difference in cell transformation are now becoming clearer. Advances in sequencing technology will greatly increase the amount of whole EBV genome data for EBV isolated from different parts of the world. Study of regional variation of EBV strains independent of the Type 1/Type 2 classification and systematic investigation of the relationship between viral strains, infection and disease will become possible. The recent discovery that specific mutation of the EBV EBNA3B gene may be linked to development of diffuse large B cell lymphoma illustrates the importance that mutations in the virus genome may have in infection and human disease.
AU  - Tzellos,S
AU  - Farrell,PJ
DO  - 10.3390/pathogens1020156
EP  - 174
PY  - 2012///
SN  - 2076-0817
SP  - 156
TI  - Epstein-barr virus sequence variation-biology and disease.
T2  - Pathogens
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens1020156
UR  - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25436768
VL  - 1
ER  -
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