Selection Pressure-Driven Evolution of the Epstein-Barr Virus-Encoded Oncogene LMP1 in Virus Isolates from Southeast Asia

Date

2004

Authors

Burrows, Jacqueline M.
Bromham, Lindell
Woolfit, Megan
Piganeau, Gwenaƫl
Tellam, Judy
Connolly, Geoff
Webb, Natasha
Poulsen, Leith
Cooper, Leanne
Burrows, Scott

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American Society for Microbiology

Abstract

The geographically constrained distribution of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-associated nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) in southeast Asian populations suggests that both viral and host genetics may influence disease risk. Although susceptibility loci have been

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Keywords: latent membrane protein 1; Africa; amino terminal sequence; article; Australia; cancer risk; carboxy terminal sequence; Epstein Barr virus; gene locus; gene mapping; gene sequence; genetic analysis; genetic code; genetic line; genetic recombination; genet

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Journal of Virology

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