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Volume 98, Issue 9

Molecular diversity of IgG responses to Epstein–Barr virus proteins in asymptomatic Epstein–Barr virus carriers Free

Abstract

The Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) is a ubiquitous pathogen that infects over 90 % of adults. EBV is the primary etiological agent of infectious mononucleosis and is closely associated with nasopharyngeal carcinoma, gastric carcinoma, Hodgkin lymphoma and Burkitt lymphoma. Clinical serological assays for EBV diagnosis only survey a small portion of the viral proteome, which does not represent the total antigenic breadth presented to the immune system during viral infection. In this study, we have generated an expression library containing the majority of EBV ORFs, and have systematically evaluated IgG responses to those EBV proteins in sera from EBV carriers. In addition to confirming previously recognized dominant EBV antigens, this study has identified additional immunodominant antigens, and has revealed a more expansive antigenic profile of the humoral responses to EBV in asymptomatic carriers. This EBV expression library will be deposited in a public repository with the goal of disseminating this new research tool for the application of identifying potential new biomarkers for EBV-associated diseases.

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Keyword(s): antibodies , diagnostic test , dominant antigens , Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) and immune response
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Molecular diversity of IgG responses to Epstein–Barr virus proteins in asymptomatic Epstein–Barr virus carriers
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