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. 2011 Apr 12;104(8):1362-3; author reply 1364.
doi: 10.1038/bjc.2011.99. Epub 2011 Mar 29.

Is Epstein-Barr virus associated with aggressive forms of breast cancer?

G Khan, P S Philip, M Al Ashari
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Is Epstein-Barr virus associated with aggressive forms of breast cancer?

G Khan et al. Br J Cancer. .
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EBER-in situ hybridisation for the detection of EBV in breast cancer tissues. (A) A metastatic ductal carcinoma from a 39-year-old Emirati woman. This case was triple negative (ER−, PR−, HER2−), but an occasional EBV-positive non-malignant cell could be detected using EBER-in situ hybridisation (arrow). (B) A case of invasive intraductal beast carcinoma with significant inflammatory reaction from a 43-year-old Emirati woman. EBER-in situ hybridisation revealed the presence of EBV in an occasional non-malignant lymphoid cell (arrow).
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