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Hong Kong team says test detects nasopharyngeal cancer with 97% accuracy • Mar. 12, 2025, 11:48 PM ET (South China Morning Post)
Combination of Epstein-Barr virus antibodies and genes linked to increased risk of MS • Mar. 11, 2025, 8:25 AM ET (News-Medical)
Scientists identify new strategy to fight cancer caused by Epstein-Barr virus • Mar. 10, 2025, 8:16 AM ET (Medical Xpress)
Study reveals surprising link between Crohn's disease and the Epstein-Barr virus • Mar. 4, 2025, 5:55 AM ET (Medical Xpress)

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Lindahl, Tomas
Tomas Lindahl
Swedish biochemist
Denis Parsons Burkitt
British physician