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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Main Authors: Sharon Shuxian Poh, Melvin Lee Kiang Chua, Joseph T. S. Wee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-01-01
Series:Chinese Journal of Cancer
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40880-015-0068-9