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The LMP1 gene isolated from Russian nasopharyngeal carcinoma has no 30-bp deletion.
International journal of cancer - 15 Mar 2001
Hahn P, Novikova E, Scherback L, Janik C, Pavlish O, Arkhipov V, Nicholls J, Müller-Lantzsch N, Gurtsevitch V, Grässer F A
Abstract excerpt
The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is tightly linked to the induction of undifferentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), a tumour endemic in certain areas of southeast Asia. The LMP1 gene encoded by EBV is a classical oncogene due to its ability to transform rodent fibroblasts. LMP1 is absolutely esse...
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