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Turning the Tide Against Epstein-Barr Virus With Repurposed Drugs


The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) can cause a spectrum of diseases, including a range of cancers. Emerging data now show that inhibition of a specific metabolic pathway in infected cells can diminish latent infection and therefore the risk of downstream disease. This research was detailed in the journal

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