Parasites and cancer: A review of the emergence of protozoan carcinogenesis and novel molecular insights.

The role of infectious agents in the formation of cancers has been long established. However the bulk of the emphasis has been on oncogenic DNA viruses and to a lesser extent,bacteria. However,amidst parasites,only a few metazoans have been linked to cancer,and with feeble molecular bases. This revi...

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Main Authors: O I Ajetunmobi, K I Onyedibe, I Emmanuel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Nigerian Journal of Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.njmonline.org/article.asp?issn=1115-2613;year=2017;volume=26;issue=1;spage=82;epage=88;aulast=Ajetunmobi;type=0