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Human herpesvirus 8 infection is associated with prostate cancer among IFNL4-ΔG carriers.
Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases - 1 Jun 2023
Jenkins Frank J, Minas Tsion Z, Tang Wei, Dorsey Tiffany H, Ambs Stefan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The dinucleotide germline variant, rs368234815-ΔG, in the IFNL4 gene (IFNL4-ΔG) has been associated with prostate cancer among men at increased risk of sexually transmitted infections and reported to impair viral clearance. Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) seropositivity has been associated with prostate cancer in Tobago. METHODS: We examined whether the association of HHV-8 with prostate cancer is...
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