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Tonsils always contain infected IgD− B cells, but some tonsils lack infected naive (IgD+) B cellsa
| Infected population | Frequency of infection as assayed by limiting dilution DNA PCRb
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Tonsil | Peripheral blood | |
| IgD− | 59/59 | 16/16 |
| IgD+ | 52/59 | 0/16 |
The data include results from five tonsil and five peripheral blood samples that were previously published (4). The additional data have not been previously published.
Only the results from EBV-positive tonsils are included.
