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Epstein Barr Virus Genetics

New Epstein Barr virus genetics data have been reported by researchers at Chi-Mei Medical Center, Departments of Surgery

Published in Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly, March 12th, 2010

Research findings, 'Expression of Epstein-Barr nuclear antigen 1 in gastric carcinoma cells is associated with enhanced tumorigenicity and reduced cisplatin sensitivity,' are discussed in a new report. According to a study from Tainan, Taiwan, "Epstein-Barr nuclear antigen 1 (EBNA-1) is consistently expressed in all EBV-associated gastric carcinomas. We explored its biological effects in gastric carcinoma cells by expressing the protein in two Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-negative gastric carcinoma cell lines (SCM1 and TMC1)."

"EBNA1-expressing SCM1 and TMC1 cells displayed no significant differences in growth rates, respectively, compared to those of vector-transfected...

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