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Impact of high-risk EBV strains on nasopharyngeal carcinoma gene expression.
Oral oncology - 1 Oct 2024
Lim Chee Yit, Ng Gwyneth W Y, Goh Chuan Keng, Lee Melvin Kiang Chua, Cheong Ian, Ooi Eng Eong, Liu Jianjun, West Robert B, Loh Kwok Seng, Tay Joshua K
Abstract excerpt
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is closely associated with Epstein-Barr Virus infection (EBV). Despite ubiquitous EBV infection worldwide, NPC displays a unique geographical distribution in Southern China and Southeast Asia. This observed phenomenon can be attributed to the interplay of different strains of EBV infection with host genetics and environmental factors. Polymorphisms on the EBV BALF2 gene have been...
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