Epidemiology and pathogenesis of nasal NK/T-cell lymphoma: A mini-review

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Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages 422-428

  Aozasa, Katsuyuki ^a   Zaki, Mona A A ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Epstein Barr virus; Gene abnormalities; Nasal lymphoma; NK T cell type; Pesticide

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; FAS ANTIGEN; FAS LIGAND; FUNGICIDE; HERBICIDE; HLA ANTIGEN; INSECTICIDE; K RAS PROTEIN; LATENT MEMBRANE PROTEIN 1; PESTICIDE; PROTEIN P53;

CASE CONTROL STUDY; CELL DEATH; CELL PROLIFERATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; GENE MUTATION; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; LYMPHOMA; NK T CELL LYMPHOMA; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE; ONCOGENE C KIT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHORT SURVEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE; VIRUS INFECTION;

EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LYMPHOMA, T-CELL; NOSE NEOPLASMS;

HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 4;

EID: 79952425932     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1100/tsw.2011.41     Document Type: Short Survey

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