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Defective but tumorigenic: the evolutionary and functional roles of mutated oncoviruses.
FEMS microbiology reviews - 14 Jan 2025
Sato Yoshitaka, Okuno Yusuke, Murata Takayuki, Kimura Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
Human oncogenic viruses contribute significantly to the global health burden and include seven types: Epstein-Barr virus, hepatitis B virus, human T-cell leukemia virus type 1, human papillomavirus, hepatitis C virus, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus, and Merkel cell polyomavirus. While the roles of latent or integrated viral genomes in cancer have been documented, emerging evidence highlights the...
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- Humans
- Oncogenic Viruses
- Carcinogenesis
- Mutation
- Tumor Virus Infections
- Neoplasms
- Evolution, Molecular
