Low prevalence of Epstein-Barr virus in incident gastric adenocarcinomas from the United Kingdom

DE Burgess, Ciaran Woodman, Joanne Gough, David Rowlands, John Crocker, K Scott, JP Biddulph, Lawrence Young, Paul Murray

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Abstract

Epstein-Barr virus has been associated with a proportion of typical gastric adenocarcinomas. Here we report that the prevalence of Epstein-Barr virus in gastric adenocarcinomas from the United Kingdom is one of the lowest in the World. Gastric adenocarcinoma is another tumour whose association with Epstein-Barr virus varies with the population studied.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)702-704
Number of pages3
JournalBritish Journal of Cancer
Volume86
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 4 Mar 2002

Keywords

  • Epstein-Barr virus
  • gastric adenocarcinoma
  • EBERs

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