Epstein-Barr virus is associated with gastric carcinoma: The question is what is the significance?

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 14, Issue 27, 2008, Pages 4347-4351

  Sousa, Hugo ^a,b   Pinto Correia, Ana L ^a   Medeiros, Rui ^a,b   Dinis Ribeiro, Mario ^a  

^a PORTUGUESE ONCOLOGY INSTITUTE   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Epstein Barr virus infection; Gastric carcinoma; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ASIA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; EUROPE; GASTRITIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; STOMACH ADENOCARCINOMA; STOMACH CARCINOGENESIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; ADENOCARCINOMA; HEALTH; INFLAMMATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; ONCOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; STOMACH TUMOR; TIME; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ADENOCARCINOMA; EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INFLAMMATION; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; PREVALENCE; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; TIME FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 55949084952     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.14.4347     Document Type: Review

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