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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Main Authors: Ana Maria Passos, Celso Francisco Hernandes Granato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica 2013-04-01
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