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The role of Epstein-Barr virus in epithelial malignancies.
The Journal of pathology - 1 Jan 2015
Tsao Sai-Wah, Tsang Chi Man, To Ka-Fai, Lo Kwok-Wai
Abstract excerpt
The close association of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection with non-keratinizing nasopharyngeal carcinomas and a subset of gastric carcinomas suggests that EBV infection is a crucial event in these cancers. The difficulties encountered in infecting and transforming primary epithelial cells in experimental systems suggest that the role of EBV in epithelial malignancies is complex and multifactorial in nature....
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