Protein common in cancers jumps anti-tumor mechanisms — ScienceDaily
source : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140317155203.htm
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Young killer cells protect against infectious mononucleosis
More than 90 percent of all adults are carriers of the oncogenic Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV). Primary infection with this herpes virus as a young child is generally not linked to any symptoms, and usually offers life-long protection from its cancer-causing effect. However, for people who do not become infected with the virus until adolescence, the infection often leads to infectious mononucleosis (commonly known as glandular fever)…