Abstract
We examined human tongue epithelium and serum samples at autopsy for evidence of latent Epstein‐Barr virus (FBV) infection. Although clinical serology revealed anti‐HBV antibodies in most sera indicating past FBV infection, we found no Epstein‐Barr nuclear antigen (EBNA‐coding sequences in tongue tissue‐by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). or Epstein‐Barr‐encoded RNA (EBERI) by in situ hybridization. Tongue epithelium does not appear to be a natural reservoir for latent by EBV in immunocompetent hosts
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 156-160 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Oral Pathology & Medicine |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 1994 |
Keywords
- DMA, viral, epithelium
- Epstein‐Barr virus: keratmocytes, mouth mucosa
- RNA, viral, serology: tongue
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine
- Oral Surgery
- Otorhinolaryngology
- Cancer Research
- Periodontics
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