id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-284235-ae37re3f Al-Salam, Suhail Prevalence of Epstein–Barr virus in tonsils and adenoids of United Arab Emirates nationals 2011-07-12 .txt text/plain 4055 204 47 METHODS: To determine the prevalence of EBV in the tonsils and adenoids of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) nationals and to provide a basis for understanding the origin and biology of EBV-infected cells, the immunophenotype of all EBV-infected cells in 46 tonsils and 46 adenoids was determined by EBER in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry with monoclonal antibodies to T cells (CD3), B cells (CD20), and epithelial cells (cytokeratin AE1/AE3), as well as immunostaining with antibodies to EBV latent membrane protein-1 (LMP-1). In our study we do not identify EBV in epithelial cells of tonsils and adenoids whereas it is only detected in B lymphocytes. Detection of Epstein-Barr virus in tonsillar tissue of children and the relationship with recurrent tonsillitis ./cache/cord-284235-ae37re3f.txt ./txt/cord-284235-ae37re3f.txt