T-helper 1 versus T-helper 2 lymphocyte immunodysregulation is the central factor in genesis of Burkitt lymphoma: hypothesis.

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Published in Infect Agent Cancer on May 17, 2007

Authors

Joseph Lubega1

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1: Department of Paediatrics, County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, Darlington, UK. jolubega78@yahoo.co.uk

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