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Volume 5 Issue 7 (July, 2017)

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VIRAL ONCOGENESIS- A BRIEF REVIEW
Neeraj Grover, Adil Rasool Malik, Sanjeet Singh, Nishant Singh

The infectious nature of oncogenic viruses sets them apart from other carcinogenic agents. The studies of virus-associated head and neck cancers have provided many critical insights into key mechanisms of carcinogenesis. As such, a thorough study of both the pathogenesis of viral infection and the host response is crucial to a full understanding of the resulting cancer. Hence, in the present review, we aim to highlight some of important viruses and their role in carcinogenesis.
Key words: Carcinogenesis, Viruses.

 
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