However, B7-H4 was markedly more overexpressed in EBV+DLBCL (54%, 7/13) than that in EBV─DLBCL (7%, 11/155) as scored by staining intensity and proportion of positively stained cells (P = 0.000) (Table 2). This evidence concerns the gene VTCN1 and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.