Lack of association between cigarette smoking and Epstein Barr virus reactivation in the nasopharynx in people with elevated EBV IgA antibody titres

Lack of association between cigarette smoking and Epstein Barr virus reactivation in the nasopharynx in people with elevated EBV IgA antibody titres

Abstract Background Subjects with elevated Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) immunoglobulin A (IgA) titers have a higher risk of developing nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), indicating that reactivation of EBV in the local mucosa might be important for NPC carcinogenesis. Cigarette smoking appears to be one of...

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Main Authors: Yufeng Chen, Yifei Xu, Weilin Zhao, Xue Xiao, Xiaoying Zhou, Longde Lin, Tingting Huang, Jian Liao, Yancheng Li, Xiaoyun Zeng, Guangwu Huang, Weimin Ye, Zhe Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Cigarette smoking
Epstein-Barr virus
Nasopharyngeal EBV load
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Nasopharyngeal EBV reactivation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-018-4110-6

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