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EBV viral genome alters the host epigenetic landscape to drive stomach cancer – News-Medical.net
he Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), one of the most common human viruses, is associated with about 8-10 per cent of stomach — or gastric — cancers, the third leading cause of cancer death globally.
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Jul 27 2020
The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), one of the most common human viruses, is associated with about 8-10 per cent of stomach — or gastric — cancers, the third leading cause of cancer death globally. Researchers from Chiba University in Japan, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)’s Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) have revealed a novel paradigm in EBV-associated gastric cancer, whereby the EBV…
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