Hantavirus seroprevalence in B-cell lymphoma patients
10.03.2025
This project is to study the potential association between B-cell neoplasms and Puumala orthohantavirus infections. Puumala orthohantavirus can cause Nephropathia Epidemica, which is a disease associated with an increased risk for the later development of B-cell malignancies. However, most Puumalavirus infections are asymptomatic (not causing the disease) and detectable by the presence of Puumala-specific antibodies. We will screen patients with B-cell neoplasms for the presence of Puumala-specific antibodies and compare that to age-and sex-matched controls without B-cell neoplasms.
