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Alterations on chromosome 3 in endemic and nonendemic nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
International journal of cancer - 15 Apr 2000
Sung N S, Zeng Y, Raab-Traub N
Abstract excerpt
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is endemic in parts of southern China and is etiologically associated with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection as well as other dietary and environmental factors. Loss of heterozygosity (LOH) on chromosome 3p has been described in NPC from the endemic region. In this study, tumors originating from both the NPC nonendemic area of northern China and the endemic area in southern China...
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