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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 21, 2008; 14(27): 4347-4351
Published online Jul 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4347
Published online Jul 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4347
Epstein-Barr virus is associated with gastric carcinoma: The question is what is the significance?
Hugo Sousa, Ana L Pinto-Correia, Rui Medeiros, Molecular Oncology Group and Molecular Virology Laboratory, Portuguese Institute of Oncology of Porto, Porto 4200-072, Portugal
Hugo Sousa, Rui Medeiros, ICBAS, Abel Salazar Institute for the Biomedical Sciences, University of Porto, Porto 4200-072, Portugal
Mario Dinis-Ribeiro, Gastroenterology Department, Portuguese Institute of Oncology of Porto, Porto 4200-072, Portugal
Author contributions: Sousa H and Pinto-Correia AL contribute equally to this study and wrote the paper; Sousa H, Pinto-Correia AL, Medeiros R and Dinis-Ribeiro M designed research, performed research and analyse data.
Correspondence to: Mario Dinis-Ribeiro, MD, Serviço de Gastrenterologia, Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto FG, EPE Rua Dr. António Bernardino Almeida, Porto 4200-072, Portugal. mario@med.up.pt
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Received: March 17, 2008
Revised: April 25, 2008
Accepted: May 2, 2008
Published online: July 21, 2008
Revised: April 25, 2008
Accepted: May 2, 2008
Published online: July 21, 2008
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