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Contributory role of viral infection in congenital tumour development

9 Sep 2013
Maryam Monajemzadeh, Soheila Sarmadi, Maryam Moeini, Mohammad Vasei, Nima Rezaei, Ata Abbasi, Reza Shahsiah, Parin Tanzifi, Maryam Eghbali

Congenital tumours are a group of distinct infrequent disorders whose exact aetiologies have not clearly been understood so far. Viral infection seems to be one of the key factors involved in the carcinogenesis of certain tumours. This study was performed to assess whether viral DNAs are present in the congenital tumours or not. Nucleic acid from 31 congenital tumours was extracted. Detection of Epstein–Barr virus, Cytomegalovirus (CMV), adenovirus, Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV1) and 2, Human herpes virus 6 (HHV6), and BK virus was performed using polymerase chain reaction. Viral nucleic acid was detected in eight subjects (25.8%), mostly adenovirus, CMV, and HHV6. Despite their low frequencies, a possible role could be identified for viral infections in tumour development or progression.

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