Polymorphisms of Epstein-Barr virus BHRF1 gene, a homologue of bcl-2

Chinese Journal of Cancer

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1000-1005

  Jing, Yong Zheng ^a,b   Wang, Yun ^a   Jia, Yu Ping ^a   Luo, Bing ^a  

^a QINGDAO UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^b Municipal Hospital of Penglai   (China)

Author keywords

BHRF1; Epstein Barr virus; Gastric neoplasm; Nasopharyngeal neoplasm; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

BAMHI FRAGMENT H RIGHTWARD OPEN READING FRAME 1; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS ANTIGEN 1; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS ANTIGEN 2; PROTEIN BCL 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS DNA; VIRUS PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CELL ISOLATION; CELL LINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DNA SEQUENCE; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ONCOGENE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STOMACH CARCINOMA; THROAT CULTURE; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS STRAIN;

EID: 79952782179     PISSN: 1000467X     EISSN: 1944446X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5732/cjc.010.10241     Document Type: Article

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