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Multiple pathways for Epstein-Barr virus episome loss from nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
International journal of cancer - 1 Nov 2008
Dittmer Dirk P, Hilscher Chelsey J, Gulley Margaret L, Yang Eric V, Chen Min, Glaser Ronald
Abstract excerpt
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is the prototypical example for episomal persistence of genetic information. Yet, little is known about how this viral episome is lost. Episome loss occurs naturally in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) upon explantation into culture. Using whole-genome profiling, we found evidence for 2 different pathways of episome loss: (i) rapid loss of the entire episome or (ii) successive...
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