Virus target cell conditioning model to explain some epidemiologic characteristics of childhood leukemias and lymphomas

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-5

  Zur Hausen, Harald ^a   De Villiers, Ethel Michele ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Childhood tumors; Epidemiology; Hematologic malignancies; Interferon; TT virus; Viruses in leukemia and lymphoma

Indexed keywords

APC PROTEIN; INTERFERON; VIRUS DNA;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MODEL; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INTERFERON PRODUCTION; LEUKEMOGENESIS; LYMPHOMA; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATION; PERINATAL INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TORQUE TENO VIRUS; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ANIMALS; CHILD; ENVIRONMENT; GENOTYPE; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HUMANS; INTERFERONS; LEUKEMIA; LYMPHOMA; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 17644399816     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.20905     Document Type: Review

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