Carcinogenesis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: an alternate hypothetical mechanism
Abstract Current proposed mechanisms implicate both early and latent Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) infection in the carcinogenic cascade, whereas epidemiological studies have always associated nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) with early childhood EBV infection and with chronic ear, nose, and sinus conditio...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2016-01-01
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Series: | Chinese Journal of Cancer |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40880-015-0068-9 |