The oncomodulatory role of human cytomegalovirus in colorectal cancer: implications for clinical trials
Increasing evidence suggests that human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), a beta-herpes virus that chronically infects human, is associated with colorectal cancer (CRC). The viral nucleic acids specifically localized to the neoplastic mucosal epithelium of CRC, while tumoral presence of HCMV independently pre...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2014-11-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Oncology |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fonc.2014.00314/full |