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Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
New nasopharyngeal carcinoma data have been reported by C. Gullo and co-authors
November 25th, 2008
Research findings, 'Association of Epstein-Barr virus with nasopharyngeal carcinoma and current status of development of cancer-derived cell lines,' are discussed in a new report. According to recent research published in the journal Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore, "It is well known that the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) contributes directly to tumourigenesis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), primarily in the undifferentiated form of NPC (WHO type III; UNPC or UC), which is commonly found in South East Asia. Unfortunately, research in NPC has been severely hampered by the lack of authentic EBV-positive (EBV+) human NPC cell lines for study." "Since...
Source: Virus Weekly (2008-11-25)
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