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February 6, 2023
Scientists Pinpoint Protein that Helps Cancer-Causing Viruses Evade Immune Response
Led by researchers in the UNC School of Medicine lab of Blossom Damania, PhD, a study in Nature Communications shows how Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus and Epstein-Barr virus hijack a human protein to help the viruses evade innate immune detection to spread undeterred.