CD30: From witness to culprit

(Helmholtz Zentrum M ü nchen - German Research Center for Environmental Health) Cells of certain blood cancers such as Hodgkin's lymphoma carry the protein CD30 on their surface. The molecule is not only an indicator of a few cancers of the immune system but also increases the risk of their occurrence, according to a report in the journal Blood by researchers of the Helmholtz Zentrum M ü nchen. A greatly increased number of CD30-bearing cells are produced after certain viral infections, e.g. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection, and in autoimmune diseases.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news