A previous study had determined the mRNA expression profile of EBV-infected nasal NK/T-cell lymphoma lines and found, among others, the IL1A, BCL6, CD44 and c-FOS genes to be induced and the interleukin 1 receptor 1 (IL1R1) gene to be repressed compared to normal lymphocytes [18]. This evidence concerns the gene CD44 and T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma.