Cancer Associated Viruses
This volume constitutes a comprehensive review of the different aspects of tumor virology 100 years after the discovery of the Rous-sarcoma virus. Its aim is to bring a greater focus on the contributions of viral agents to the development of cancer, and to create an up to date compendium of the gene...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Boston, MA :
Springer US,
2012.
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| Edition: | 1. |
| Series: | Current Cancer Research
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| Online Access: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Table of Contents:
- In Memoriam
- Preface.- Peyton Rous: A centennial tribute to the founding father of cancer virology
- Historical Perspectives of Viruses and Cancer.- Virus Mediated Cell Proliferation
- Viral Encoded Genes and Cancer
- Oncogenic Viruses and Cancer Transmission
- Overview of DNA Viruses and Cancer
- Herpesviruses and Cancer
- Lymphocryptoviruses- EBV and its role in human cancer
- LCV and RRV in nonhuman primates
- Rhadinoviruses – KSHV and associated malignancies
- RFHV and contribution to disease
- Murine herpesvirus 68 in Tumorigenesis
- Marek’s Disease Virus and T cell Lymphomas
- Polyoma Viruses and Cancer
- SV40 as a Model System for Cancer
- BK virus and Transformation
- JC virus and Transformation
- Merkel Cell Polyoma viruses
- Papilloma Viruses – HPV and BPV and Cancer.-and Cell proliferation
- Overview of Hepatitis Viruses and Cancer
- Hepadna Viruses - HBV and Hepatocellular Carcinomas
- Hepatitis C Virus and Hepatocellular Carcinomas.– Human and Animal Retroviruses: HIV-1 a Risk Factor for Malignancy
- HTLV-1 and Cell Proliferation
- HTLV-2 and Cell Proliferation
- Avian and Murine Retroviruses
- Rous Sarcoma Virus
- Mouse Mammary Tumor Viruses
- Jaagsiekte Sheep Retrovirus and Lung Cancer
- Small RNAs and their Role in Viral Mediated Cancers
- Immunodeficiency and Opportunistic Viral infections and Cancer
- Index.
