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Perspective: Alpha-Bugs, Their Microbial Partners, and the Link to Colon Cancer
9 Dec 2010
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A dramatic intersection between the infectious diseases and oncology fields has emerged from the appreciation that many cancers arise in the setting of chronic infection. For certain viral-induced cancers, such as human papilloma virus (HPV)–associated cervical cancer, the integrated virus encodes oncogenes that directly drive the transformation of infected cells. However, the vast majority of...
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