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. 2007 Mar 27;4(3):e110.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040110.

Do CD4+ T cell functional responses to Epstein-Barr virus provide protective immunity against CNS lymphoma in AIDS?

Mark A Jacobson  1
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Do CD4+ T cell functional responses to Epstein-Barr virus provide protective immunity against CNS lymphoma in AIDS?

Mark A Jacobson. PLoS Med. .

Abstract

Jacobson discusses a new study addressing the question of whether an EBV antigen-specific T cell response might be a critical component of protective immunity that is lost as part of the pathogenesis of AIDS-related primary CNS lymphoma.

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