Low prevalence of Epstein-Barr virus in incident gastric adenocarcinomas from the United Kingdom

Low prevalence of Epstein-Barr virus in incident gastric adenocarcinomas from the United Kingdom

Epstein-Barr virus has been associated with a proportion of typical gastric adenocarcinomas. Here we report that the prevalence of Epstein-Barr virus in gastric adenocarcinomas from the United Kingdom is one of the lowest in the World. Gastric adenocarcinoma is another tumor whose association with E...

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Veröffentlicht in:British journal of cancer 2002-04, Vol.86 (5), p.702-704
Hauptverfasser: Burgess, DE, Woodman, C B, Flavell, K J, Rowlands, D C, Crocker, J, Scott, K, Biddulph, J P, Young, L S, Murray, P G
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Epstein-Barr virus has been associated with a proportion of typical gastric adenocarcinomas. Here we report that the prevalence of Epstein-Barr virus in gastric adenocarcinomas from the United Kingdom is one of the lowest in the World. Gastric adenocarcinoma is another tumor whose association with Epstein-Barr virus varies with the population studied.
ISSN:0007-0920
DOI:10.1038/sj/bjc/6600107