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Epstein-Barr virus infection in precursor lesions of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Ai zheng = Aizheng = Chinese journal of cancer - 1 Feb 2006
Zhong Bi-Ling, Zong Yong-Sheng, Lin Su-Xia, Zhang Min, Liang Ying-Jie
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE: The infiltrating neoplastic cells within early-stage nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) are consistently infected with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). The precursor lesions could often be found in paracancerous epithelium of early-stage NPC. This study was to investigate the role of EBV infection and the intrahost evolution of EBV genotype developed in nasopharyngeal carcinogenesis through detection...
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