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Systematic analysis of human oncogenic viruses in colon cancer revealed EBV latency in lymphoid infiltrates
3 Jun 2014
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BACKGROUND: Environmental factors may play a role in colon cancer. In this view, several studies investigated tumor samples for the presence of various viral DNA with conflicting results. FINDINGS: We undertook a systematic DNA analysis of 44 consecutive, prospectively collected primary tumor samples by real time and qualitative PCR for viruses of known or potential oncogenic role in humans, including...
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