Project: Epstein-Barr Associated Gastric Cancer

The aim of the project is to characterize a subtype of Gastric Cancer that is the "Epstein-Barr Virus Associated Gastric Cancer" (EBVaGC) in Portugal and to investigate unique molecular features of this cancer with particular interest in viral features and cell cycle deregulation.

REFERENCES:

Epstein-barr virus strains and variations: Geographic or disease-specific variants?

Neves M, Marinho_Dias J, Ribeiro J, Sousa H.

Journal of Medical Virology. DOI: 10.1002/jmv.24633. [Epub ahead of print]

Characterization of Epstein-Barr virus strains and LMP1-deletion variants in Portugal.

Neves M, Marinho-Dias J, Ribeiro J, Esteves M, Maltez E, Baldaque I, Breda E, Monteiro E, Medeiros R, Sousa H.

J Med Virol. 2015 Aug;87(8):1382-8. doi: 10.1002/jmv.24190. Epub 2015 Apr 16.

PMID: 25879824

Epstein-Barr virus in healthy individuals from Portugal.

Sousa H, Silva J, Azevedo L, Pinto-Correia AL, Catarino R, Pinto D, Lopes C, Medeiros R.

Acta Med Port. 2011 Sep-Oct;24(5):707-12. Epub 2011 Dec 29.

PMID: 22525621 Free Article

Epstein-Barr virus is associated with gastric carcinoma: the question is what is the significance?

Sousa H, Pinto-Correia AL, Medeiros R, Dinis-Ribeiro M.

World J Gastroenterol. 2008 Jul 21;14(27):4347-51. Review.

PMID: 18666324 Free PMC Article

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