Abstract
Epstein-Barr virus plays a substantial role in numerous human neoplasms including gastric carcinoma, as proved recently. In our series EBV has been detected in five cases of forty (12.5%) gastric carcinomas. It may indicate that Poland is one of the countries with the highest EBV-induced gastric carcinoma incidence worldwide.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Age Factors
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / epidemiology*
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Herpesvirus 4, Human
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Humans
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In Situ Hybridization
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Male
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Microsatellite Repeats
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Middle Aged
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Poland / epidemiology*
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RNA, Viral / analysis
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Retrospective Studies
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Sex Factors
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Stomach Neoplasms / pathology
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Stomach Neoplasms / virology*