Association of the Human Bocavirus With Tonsil Squamous Cell Carcinomas

Background: The human bocavirus (HBoV) is known to persist latently in the infected host cells and seems to replicate its DNA via the DNA damage response system, which is frequently defect in tumors and correlates with microsatellite instability (MSI). Because HBoV is able to persist in the infected...

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Main Authors: Merle Höpken, Isabel Förster, Steffen Maune, Michael Brockmann, Oliver Schildgen, Verena Schildgen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.02450/full