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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Robertson, Erle S. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
Edición:1st ed. 2012.
Colección:Current Cancer Research,
Temas:
Cancer.
Pharmacology.
Cancer Biology.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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