Epstein-Barr Virus Infection of Cryopreserved Umbilical Cord Blood Lymphocytes

Abstract
The application of cryopreservation technology to freeze storage of human primary umbilical cord blood lymphocytes is described. The cryopreserved cells remain as sensitive to EB [Epstein-Barr] virus infection and transformation as the fresh autologous lymphocytes. The methodology was satisfactorily applied to primary peripheral blood lymphocytes from adult human sources, and is a convenient time and resource saving advance.