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High levels of Epstein-Barr virus DNA in latently infected gastric adenocarcinoma.
Laboratory investigation; a journal of technical methods and pathology - 1 Jan 2009
Ryan Julie L, Morgan Douglas R, Dominguez Ricardo L, Thorne Leigh B, Elmore Sandra H, Mino-Kenudson Mari, Lauwers Gregory Y, Booker Jessica K, Gulley Margaret L
Abstract excerpt
Gastric adenocarcinoma is the second leading cause of cancer death worldwide. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is present in the malignant cells of approximately 10% of cases. It is unclear whether EBV is being missed in some gastric adenocarcinomas due to insensitive test methods or partial EBV genome loss. In this study, we screened 113 gastric adenocarcinomas from low- and high-incidence regions (United States and...
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