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EBV

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-002653

A common virus that remains dormant in most people. EBV causes infectious mononucleosis and has been associated with certain cancers, including Burkitt lymphoma, immunoblastic lymphoma, nasopharyngeal cancer, and stomach (gastric) cancer. Also called Epstein-Barr virus.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-002653
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ExpansionsEpstein-Barr virus
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-002653",
  "term": "EBV",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A common virus that remains dormant in most people. EBV causes infectious mononucleosis and has been associated with certain cancers, including Burkitt lymphoma, immunoblastic lymphoma, nasopharyngeal cancer, and stomach (gastric) cancer. Also called Epstein-Barr virus.",
  "expansions": [
    "Epstein-Barr virus"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/ebv/"
}

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