Cancer causing viruses and the role of laboratory medicine: literature review and perspectives
Cancer-causing viruses are responsible for up to 20% of cancers with infectious etiology, representing a serious public health problem worldwide. Since the discovery of the first human cancer-causing virus, several others have been associated with neoplasias. Recent advances in technologies for the...
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Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica
2013-04-01
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Series: | Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-24442013000200005&lng=en&tlng=en |