A novel Epstein-Barr virus subtype associated with nasopharyngeal carcinoma found in South China

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Lawrence S Young. Cancer Commun (Lond). 2020 Jan.

. 2020 Jan;40(1):60-62.

doi: 10.1002/cac2.12006. Epub 2020 Feb 20.

¹ Division of Biomedical Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AJ, United Kingdom.

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The author declares no competing interests.

Genome sequencing analysis identifies Epstein-Barr virus subtypes associated with high risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
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