title: Infection-associated non-Hodgkin lymphomas.
abstract: Non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHLs) are malignant proliferations of lymphoid cells. Lymphoid cells proliferate in a physiological manner in response to antigen-dependent and antigen-independent signals. Some lymphotropic viruses, such as Epstein-Barr virus and human T-lymphotropic virus 1, as well as pathogens leading to chronic antigenic stimulation (such as Helicobacter pylori and hepatitis C virus), are associated with NHL. We review here some of the pathophysiological features of infection-associated NHL.
authors.affiliation: Paris Descartes University, Department of Haematology, Necker-Enfants Malades University Hospital, Institut Imagine, Paris, France; Laboratory of Molecular Mechanisms of Haematologic al Disorders and Therapeutic Implications, Institut Imagine, INSERM UMR 1163 and CNRS ERL 8254, Paris, France. Electronic address: felipe.suarez@aphp.fr.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Suarez
authors.affiliation: Biology of Infection Unit, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France; Inserm U1117, Paris, France; Paris Descartes University, Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Institut Imagine, Paris, France. Electronic address: marc.lecuit@pasteur.fr.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lecuit
mesh_terms: D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology; D015368:Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology
keywords: EBV; HCV; Helicobacter; infection; lymphoma