The oncomodulatory role of human cytomegalovirus in colorectal cancer: implications for clinical trials

Increasing evidence suggests that human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), a beta-herpes virus that chronically infects human, is associated with colorectal cancer (CRC). The viral nucleic acids specifically localized to the neoplastic mucosal epithelium of CRC, while tumoral presence of HCMV independently pre...

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Main Authors: Hsin-Pai eChen, Yu-Jiun eChan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fonc.2014.00314/full