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Epstein-Barr virus strain variation in nasopharyngeal carcinoma from the endemic and non-endemic regions of China.
International journal of cancer - 13 Apr 1998
Sung N S, Edwards R H, Seillier-Moiseiwitsch F, Perkins A G, Zeng Y, Raab-Traub N
Abstract excerpt
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) occurs with a striking geographic incidence and is endemic in parts of southern China, where it is the major cause of cancer death. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is detected in all cells of the majority of NPC cases regardless of geographic origin. A small subset of EBV genes is expressed in NPC, including the latent membrane protein (LMP-1). LMP-1 is essential for transformation of B...
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