Radiation-induced Epstein–Barr virus reactivation in gastric cancer cells with latent EBV infection

Epstein–Barr virus, a ubiquitous human herpes virus with oncogenic activity, can be found in 6%–16% of gastric carcinomas worldwide. In Epstein–Barr virus–associated gastric carcinoma, only a few latent genes of the virus are expressed. Ionizing irradiation was shown to induce lytic Epstein–Barr vir...

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Main Authors: Athira Nandakumar, Futoshi Uwatoko, Megumi Yamamoto, Kazuo Tomita, Hideyuki J Majima, Suminori Akiba, Chihaya Koriyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOS Press 2017-06-01
Series:Tumor Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1010428317717718