Published in Hematology Week, September 4th, 2006
Study 1: Epstein-Barr virus viral load does not correlate with clinical outcome in adults with post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease after solid organ transplantation.
According to recent research published in the journal Annals of Hematology, "Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease (PTLD) is closely linked to primary Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection.
"A defect of EBV specific cellular immunity is postulated to play a pivotal role in the etiology of PTLD, but there is some debate as to whether EBV load in the peripheral blood of...
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Source: Hematology Week (2006-09-04)
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