Association of Epstein Barr virus deoxyribonucleic acid with lung carcinoma

Context: Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death worldwide. In addition to smoking, a variety of other contributing factors, including viral infection, have been suggested in tumorigenesis. Epstein Barr virus (EBV), which is linked to various malignancies, seems to be a good candidate. Aims...

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Main Authors: Amir Hossein Jafarian, Abbsali Omidi-Ashrafi, Nema Mohamadian-Roshan, Mahdi Karimi-Shahri, Kiarash Ghazvini, Samaneh Boroumand-Noughabi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2013;volume=56;issue=4;spage=359;epage=364;aulast=Jafarian