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. 2009 Feb 17;106(7):2091-2.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.0812575106. Epub 2009 Feb 11.

Is the Epstein-Barr virus EBNA-1 protein an oncogen?

Thomas F Schulz  1 , Susann Cordes
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Is the Epstein-Barr virus EBNA-1 protein an oncogen?

Thomas F Schulz et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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Suggested mechanisms for a role of EBNA-1 in the development of EBV-associated tumors.
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