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Epstein-Barr virus

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-002931

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

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-002931
FieldOncology and biomedicine
SynonymsEBV
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A common virus that remains dormant in most people. Epstein-Barr virus causes infectious mononucleosis and has been associated with certain cancers, including Burkitt lymphoma, immunoblastic lymphoma, nasopharyngeal cancer, and stomach (gastric) cancer. Also called EBV.",
  "synonyms": [
    "EBV"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/epstein-barr-virus/"
}

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