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Cytomegalovirus and Mucoepidermoid carcinoma: A possible causal relationship? A pilot study

BACKGROUND: Human cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection has tropism for salivary gland ductal epithelium and establishes a persistent and lifelong infection. Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is the most common salivary gland tumor. Recent studies have established that mouse CMV-induced tumorigenesis display...

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Autores principales: Jayaraj, Gifrina, Sherlin, Herald J, Ramani, Pratibha, Premkumar, Priya, Anuja, N
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4774284/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26980959
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0973-029X.174618