Cytomegalovirus infection in brain tumors: A potential new target for therapy?

Emerging evidence demonstrate a high prevalence of cytomegalovirus (CMV) proteins and nucleic acids in different tumors. CMV is confined to tumor cells and non-cancer cells in close proximity to tumors are consistently virus negative. CMV confers both oncogenic and oncomodulatory mechanisms, and may...

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Autores principales: Söderberg-Nauclér, Cecilia, Johnsen, John Inge
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Landes Bioscience 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3429578/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22934266
http://dx.doi.org/10.4161/onci.19441