ASSOCIATION OF EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS WITH LEIOMYOSARCOMAS IN YOUNG PEOPLE WITH AIDS
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EBV was found in all smooth muscle tumors from the six HIV-infected cases, but not in smooth muscle tumors from HIV-negative controls. All tumors studied stained for CD21 (EBV receptor), but levels were higher on tumor cells from HIV-infected cases than controls. This suggests that perturbation of the immune system (as in AIDS) may increase the production of the EBV receptor and/or that EBV infection itself causes increased receptor expression. It is postulated that EBV may contribute to smooth muscle tumorigenesis in HIV infection and potentially in other immunosuppressed states.
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