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Medical News Researchers isolate type C virus from Burkitt's lymphoma patient Type C virus, a suspect in cancer, is receiving even more attention after its reported isolation from human cells at the M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute, a part of the University of Texas at Houston. The type C virus, a spherical RNA particle, was extracted from cells grown in tissue culture and originally obtained from a five-year-old boy with American-type Burkitt's lymphoma. A varicella infection, which later developed, but which was not clinically apparent at the time the cells were obtained, "could have had an effect" on the subsequent appearance of the virus particles," Elizabeth S. Bereczky-Priori, PhD, assistant professor of virology, told Medical News. "Infection of patients with this and similar type viruses should perhaps be considered in future attempts at rescue of type C virus particles from biopsy specimens of other tumors," said Brooks Meyers, a research http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA American Medical Association

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JAMA , Volume 217 (7) – Aug 16, 1971
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American Medical Association
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Copyright © 1971 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
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0098-7484
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10.1001/jama.1971.03190070005003
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Researchers isolate type C virus from Burkitt's lymphoma patient Type C virus, a suspect in cancer, is receiving even more attention after its reported isolation from human cells at the M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute, a part of the University of Texas at Houston. The type C virus, a spherical RNA particle, was extracted from cells grown in tissue culture and originally obtained from a five-year-old boy with American-type Burkitt's lymphoma. A varicella infection, which later developed, but which was not clinically apparent at the time the cells were obtained, "could have had an effect" on the subsequent appearance of the virus particles," Elizabeth S. Bereczky-Priori, PhD, assistant professor of virology, told Medical News. "Infection of patients with this and similar type viruses should perhaps be considered in future attempts at rescue of type C virus particles from biopsy specimens of other tumors," said Brooks Meyers, a research

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Published: Aug 16, 1971

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