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Achong, B. G.; Mansell, P. W. A.; Epstein, M. A.; Clifford, P. (1971). "An unusual virus in cultures from a human nasopharyngeal carcinoma".
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Epstein, M.A; Achong, B.G; Barr, Y.M (1964). "Virus Particles in Cultured Lymphoblasts from Burkitt's Lymphoma".
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Epstein, Anthony (2012-03-01). "Burkitt lymphoma and the discovery of Epstein–Barr virus".
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Achong's role in the discovery of EBV was to prepare and examine
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Epstein, M. A.; Henle, G; Achong, BG; Barr, YM (1965).
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discovered the first example of a human cancer-causing
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Index

Port of Spain
Trinidad and Tobago
Hampstead
Epstein–Barr virus
pathologist
Epstein–Barr virus
electron microscopy
Chinese descent
University College Dublin
Lambeth Hospital
Clinical Pathology.
Michael Anthony Epstein
Middlesex Hospital
University of Bristol
cellular pathology
brain tumour
Anthony Epstein
Yvonne Barr
virus
Epstein–Barr virus
The Lancet
cultured cells
Burkitt lymphoma
human foamy virus
retrovirus


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