Abstract
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), a γ-herpesvirus, has been studied for over 40 years, since its first discovery which dates back to 1964. Although more than 90% of the human population have been infected with EBV at early childhood, the majority remain asymptomatic. EBV has been proven to be the etiological agent associated with various human cancers, such as Burkitt's lymphoma (BL), Hodgkin's disease (HD), T-cell lymphoma, nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), and a subset of gastric carcinoma. In this chapter, we specifically discuss the oncogenic properties of EBV latent genes, small RNAs, and microRNAs (miRNAs) that are expressed in EBV-associated cancers.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Human Oncogenic Viruses |
Publisher | World Scientific Publishing Co. |
Pages | 209-267 |
Number of pages | 59 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9789812833471 |
ISBN (Print) | 9812833463, 9789812833464 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 01 01 2009 |
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