Maryam Abolhasani, Ata Ollah Mohseni, Ramin Shakeri, Ali Khavanin, Mehrdad Khajehei, Abbasali Omidi, Bita Geramizadeh, Ensieh Shafigh, Farshad Naghshvar, Payam Fathizadeh, Leyla Taghizadehgan, Atoosa Gharib, Margaret L Gulley, Sanford M Dawsey, Reza Malekzadeh, Charles S Rabkin, Mohammad Vasei
BACKGROUND: Gastric cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the world. The identification of gastric cancer subtypes related to recognizable microbial agents may play a pivotal role in the targeted prevention and treatment of this cancer. The current study is conducted to define the frequency of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection in gastric cancers of four major provinces, with different incidence rates of gastric cancers, in Iran. METHODS: Paraffin blocks of 682 cases of various types of gastric cancer from Tehran, South and North areas of Iran were collected...
April 1, 2024: Archives of Iranian Medicine