RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The Epstein-Barr virus and its association with human cancers.
JF Molecular Pathology
JO Mol Pathol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Association of Clinical Pathologists
SP 307
OP 322
DO 10.1136/mp.52.6.307
VO 52
IS 6
A1 K R Baumforth
A1 L S Young
A1 K J Flavell
A1 C Constandinou
A1 P G Murray
YR 1999
UL http://mp.bmj.com/content/52/6/307.abstract
AB The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) has been linked to the development of a variety of human malignancies, including Burkitt's lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease, nasopharyngeal carcinoma, some T cell lymphomas, post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease, and more recently, certain cancers of the stomach and smooth muscle. This review summarizes these associations and in particular the role of the viral latent genes in the transformation process.