Cigarette smoking increases the risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma through the elevated level of IgA antibody against Epstein‐Barr virus capsid antigen: A mediation analysis

Cigarette smoking increases the risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma through the elevated level of IgA antibody against Epstein‐Barr virus capsid antigen: A mediation analysis

Abstract Background The study aims are to evaluate the associations between nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) risk and cigarette smoking and to explore the effects of cigarette smoking on Epstein‐Barr virus (EBV) infection for NPC risk. Methods 1235 male NPC cases and 1262 hospital‐based male controls...

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Main Authors: Wan‐Lun Hsu, Yin‐Chu Chien, Yen‐Tsung Huang, Kelly J. Yu, Jenq‐Yuh Ko, Ching‐Yuan Lin, Yung‐An Tsou, Yi‐Shing Leu, Li‐Jen Liao, Yen‐Liang Chang, Jia‐Ying Su, Zhiwei Liu, Cheng‐Ping Wang, Shyuang‐Der Terng, Chun‐Hung Hua, Jehn‐Chuan Lee, Tsung‐Lin Yang, Chu‐Hsing Kate Hsiao, Ming‐Shiang Wu, Ming‐Hsui Tsai, Ming‐Jiung Liu, Pei‐Jen Lou, Allan Hildesheim, Chien‐Jen Chen, the GEV‐NPC Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-03-01
Series:Cancer Medicine
Subjects:
case‐control study
cigarette smoking
Epstein‐Barr Virus
mediation analysis
nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.2832

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https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.2832

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