Human herpesvirus type 6 and type 1 infection increases susceptibility to nonmelanoma skin tumors

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• 作者：Leite ; Jana脙脙na Luisa ; Stolf ; Hamilton Ometto ; Reis ; Nilton 脙脙vila ; Ward ; Laura S.
• 关键词：Herpesvirus ; Cutaneous ; Cancer ; Infection ; Virus ; Susceptibility
• 刊名：Cancer Letters
• 出版年：2005
• 期刊代码：44_03043835
• 类别：med
• 出版时间：June 28, 2005
• 卷：224
• 期：2
• 页码：213-219
• 文件大小：161 K

摘要

In order to investigate herpesvirus (HHV) role in the susceptibility to skin cancer, we compared HHV6 and HHV1 incidence in DNA samples extracted from 120 lesions and 41 normal skin tissues. HHV6 (31.7%) and HHV1 (23.8%) were detected more frequently in skin cancer than in control individuals (14.6 and 5%, respectively) (P