Questions and Answers
What virus is implicated in the pathogenesis of Burkitt lymphoma and B-cell lymphomas in cases of immunosuppression?
Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)
Which receptor does Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) use to attach to and infect B-cells?
CD21
Which gene encoded by Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) acts as an oncogene stimulating the B-cell proliferation pathway?
LMP-1
What is the first bacterium classified as a carcinogen?
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What is the oncogenic effect of HBV and HCV that involves chronic inflammation with hepatocyte death leading to regeneration and genomic damage?
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Which proteins of HBV and HCV can directly or indirectly activate a variety of transcription factors?
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