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. 2010 Apr 13;2(2):498-512.
doi: 10.3390/cancers2020498.

Possible DNA viral factors of human breast cancer

Chun-Ru Hsu  1 , Tsong-Ming Lu, Lengsu William Chin, Chi-Chiang Yang
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Possible DNA viral factors of human breast cancer

Chun-Ru Hsu et al. Cancers (Basel). .

Abstract

Viruses are considered to be one of the high-risk factors closely related to human breast cancer. However, different studies of viruses in breast cancer present conflicting results and some of these works remain in dispute. DNA viruses, such as specific types of human papillomaviruses (HPV), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), herpes simplex virus (HSV), and human herpes virus type 8 (HHV-8), have emerged as causal factors of some human cancers. These respective exogenous viruses and the possibility of multiple viral factors are discussed in this review.

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