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Infectious Agents and Cancer

Issue 1/2013

Content (50 Articles)

Open Access Review

Bovine papillomavirus E5 and E7 oncoproteins in naturally occurring tumors: are two better than one?

Annunziata Corteggio, Gennaro Altamura, Franco Roperto, Giuseppe Borzacchiello

Open Access Research article

Human papillomavirus type 16 E6 variants in France and risk of viral persistence

Iris Cornet, Tarik Gheit, Gary M Clifford, Jean-Damien Combes, Véronique Dalstein, Silvia Franceschi, Massimo Tommasino, Christine Clavel

Open Access Letter to the Editor

HPV vaccines and cancer prevention, science versus activism

Lucija Tomljenovic, Judy Wilyman, Eva Vanamee, Toni Bark, Christopher A Shaw

Open Access Review

Role of infectious agents in the carcinogenesis of brain and head and neck cancers

Kenneth Alibek, Ainur Kakpenova, Yeldar Baiken

Open Access Hypothesis

Possible role of Toxoplasma gondii in brain cancer through modulation of host microRNAs

Sivasakthivel Thirugnanam, Namita Rout, Munirathinam Gnanasekar

Open Access Research article

Somatic mutations of STK11 gene in human papillomavirus positive and negative penile cancer

Clorinda Annunziata, Luigi Buonaguro, Simona Losito, Franco M Buonaguro, Maria Lina Tornesello

Open Access Research article

A population-based study of Kaposi Sarcomaassociated herpesvirus seropositivity in Uganda using principal components analysis

Joanne T Chang, Fatma M Shebl, Ruth M Pfeiffer, Benon Biryahwaho, Barry I Graubard, Sam M Mbulaiteye

Open Access Letter to the Editor

Histone de-acetylase inhibitors: a promising future for cancer treatment?

Raja Samir Khan, Harris Hameed, Ramsha Ali Bhutta, Abdul Nafey Kazi, Haris Riaz

Open Access Research article

Immunohistochemical expression of COX2 and iNOS in bladder cancer and its association with urinary schistosomiasis among Sudanese patients

Hassan Elsiddig Hassan, Ahmed Abdel Badie Mohamed, Amel Omer Bakhiet, Hussain Gadelkarim Ahmed

Open Access Letter to the Editor

c-Met inhibitors

Anum Mughal, Hafiz Muhammad Aslam, Asfandyar Sheikh, Agha Muhammad Hammad Khan, Shafaq Saleem

Open Access Short report

The role of human papillomavirus in head and neck cancer in Senegal

Cathy Ndiaye, Laia Alemany, Yankhoba Diop, Nafissatou Ndiaye, Marie-Joseph Diémé, Sara Tous, Jo Ellen Klaustermeier, Maria Alejo, Xavier Castellsagué, F Xavier Bosch, Helen Trottier, Silvia de Sanjosé

Open Access Reviewer acknowledgement

Infectious Agents & Cancer reviewer acknowledgement 2012

Franco M Buonaguro, Sam M Mbulaiteye

Open Access Short report

Is human cytomegalovirus associated with breast cancer progression?

Dolores Utrera-Barillas, Hilda-Alicia Valdez-Salazar, David Gómez-Rangel, Isabel Alvarado-Cabrero, Penélope Aguilera, Alejandro Gómez-Delgado, Martha-Eugenia Ruiz-Tachiquin

Open Access Editorial

Infections and cancer: debate about using vaccines as a cancer control tool

Sam M Mbulaiteye, Franco M Buonaguro

Open Access Research article

HPV prevalence and genetic predisposition to cervical cancer in Saudi Arabia

Ghazi Alsbeih, Najla Al-Harbi, Medhat El-Sebaie, Ismail Al-Badawi

Open Access Letter to the Editor

Present status and upcoming prospects of hedgehog pathway inhibitors in small cell lung cancer therapy

Syed Hassan Abbas Naqvi, Syed Hassan Shiraz Naqvi, Muhammad Yasin Bandukda, Syed Mumtaz Ali Naqvi

Open Access Research Article

Schistosomiasis and urinary bladder cancer in North Western Tanzania: a retrospective review of 185 patients

Peter Fabian Rambau, Philipo L Chalya, Kahima Jackson

Open Access Review

Bacteria and tumours: causative agents or opportunistic inhabitants?

Joanne Cummins, Mark Tangney

Open Access Research Article

Recent cancer incidence trends in an observational clinical cohort of HIV-infected patients in the US, 2000 to 2011

Elizabeth L Yanik, Kristen Tamburro, Joseph J Eron, Blossom Damania, Sonia Napravnik, Dirk P Dittmer

Open Access Research Article

Prevalence and type distribution of high-risk human papillomavirus in patients with cervical cancer: a population-based study

Mohammadreza Haghshenas, Tahereh Golini-moghaddam, Alireza Rafiei, Omid Emadeian, Ahmad Shykhpour, G Hossein Ashrafi

Open Access Review

Answering human papillomavirus vaccine concerns; a matter of science and time

David Hawkes, Candice E Lea, Matthew J Berryman

Open Access Research article

Impact of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection on biomolecular markers influencing the pathogenesis of bladder cancer

Kamel Z Hemmaid, Amira Awadalla, Essam Elsawy, Abdel-aziz M Hussein, Azza Abdel-aziz, Ahmed A Shokeir, Ahmed S El-Hefnawy, Hassan Abol-enein

Open Access Letter to the Editor

Bovine papillomavirus on the scene of crime: is E5 oncogene the only guilty party?

Giuseppe Borzacchiello

Open Access Letter to the Editor

Bcr-Abl tyrosine kinase inhibitors- current status

Anum Mughal, Hafiz Muhammad Aslam, Aga Muhammad Hammad Khan, Shafaq Saleem, Ribak Umah, Maria Saleem

Open Access Review

Prevalence, incidence and risk factors for anogenital warts in Sub Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta analysis

Cecily Banura, Florence M Mirembe, Jackson Orem, Anthony K Mbonye, Simon Kasasa, Edward K Mbidde

Open Access Research article

Epstein Barr virus DNA analysis in blood predicts disease progression in a rare case of plasmablastic lymphoma with effusion

Anna Friis, Börje Åkerlund, Birger Christensson, Katarina Gyllensten, Anna Aleman, Jie-Zhi Zou, Ingemar Ernberg

Open Access Research article

The prevalence of human papillomavirus and its impact on cervical dysplasia in Northern Canada

Ying Jiang, Paul Brassard, Alberto Severini, Yang Mao, Y Anita Li, Julie Laroche, Susan Chatwood, Andre Corriveau, Kami Kandola, Brendan Hanley, Isaac Sobol, Muna Ar-Rushdi, Gordon Johnson, Jane Lo, Sam Ratnam, Tom Wong, Alain Demers, Gayatri Jayaraman, Stephanie Totten, Howard Morrison

Open Access Short report

Complete genomic sequence of Epstein-Barr virus in nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell line C666-1

Ken Kai-Yuen Tso, Kevin Yuk-Lap Yip, Cathy Ka-Yan Mak, Grace Tin-Yun Chung, Sau-Dan Lee, Siu-Tim Cheung, Ka-Fai To, Kwok-Wai Lo

Open Access Research article

Oncogenic human papillomavirus-associated nasopharyngeal carcinoma: an observational study of correlation with ethnicity, histological subtype and outcome in a UK population

Max Robinson, Yae-eun Suh, Vinidh Paleri, Debbie Devlin, Bushra Ayaz, Laura Pertl, Selvam Thavaraj

Open Access Review

Role of viruses in the development of breast cancer

Kenneth Alibek, Ainur Kakpenova, Assel Mussabekova, Marzhan Sypabekova, Nargis Karatayeva

Open Access Research article

HLA-DRB1 Class II antigen level alleles are associated with persistent HPV infection in Mexican women; a pilot study

Sofía Bernal-Silva, Julio Granados, Clara Gorodezky, Carmen Aláez, Hilario Flores-Aguilar, Ricardo M Cerda-Flores, Geraldina Guerrero-González, Lezmes D Valdez-Chapa, José Morales-Casas, Juan Francisco González-Guerrero, Hugo A Barrera-Saldaña

Open Access Research article

Human papillomavirus, high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia and killer immunoglogulin-like receptors: a Western Australian cohort study

Brian Brestovac, Michelle E Wong, Raymond Tjendera, Paul J Costantino, Cyril Mamotte, Campbell S Witt

Open Access Research article

Identification of a novel variant of LMP-1 of EBV in patients with endemic Burkitt lymphoma in western Kenya

Eric M Wohlford, Amolo S Asito, Kiprotich Chelimo, Peter O Sumba, Paul C Baresel, Rebecca A Oot, Ann M Moormann, Rosemary Rochford

Open Access Review

MYC chromosomal aberration in differential diagnosis between Burkitt and other aggressive lymphomas

Gabriella Aquino, Laura Marra, Monica Cantile, Annarosaria De Chiara, Giuseppina Liguori, Maria Pia Curcio, Rocco Sabatino, Giuseppe Pannone, Antonio Pinto, Gerardo Botti, Renato Franco

Open Access Research article

Factors influencing time to diagnosis and initiation of treatment of endemic Burkitt Lymphoma among children in Uganda and western Kenya: a cross-sectional survey

Geoffrey C Buckle, Jennifer Pfau Collins, Peter Odada Sumba, Beccy Nakalema, Dorine Omenah, Kristine Stiffler, Corey Casper, Juliana A Otieno, Jackson Orem, Ann M Moormann

Open Access Short report

Differences in the mutation of the p53 gene in exons 6 and 7 in cervical samples from HIV- and HPV-infected women

Raquel P Souza, Fabrícia Gimenes, André LP de Abreu, Sheila C Rocha-Brischiliari, Maria DB de Carvalho, Érika C Ferreira, Marcelo G Bonini, Sandra M Pelloso, Marcia EL Consolaro

Open Access Meeting report

Mentoring future Kenyan oncology researchers

Ann Moormann, Jodi Skiles, Emmanuel Koros, Fredrick Chite Asirwa, Naftali Busakhala, Patrick Loehrer

Open Access Editorial

Clinical oncology in resource-limited settings

Franco M Buonaguro, Serigne N Gueye, Henry R Wabinga, Twalib A Ngoma, Jan B Vermorken, Sam M Mbulaiteye

Open Access Short report

Detection of Chlamydophila pneumoniae and human herpesvirus 8 in primary cutaneous anaplastic large-cell lymphoma: a case report

Alessandro Borghi, Elisabetta Caselli, Dario Di Luca, Adolfo Sebastiani, Paolo Perri, Silva Seraceni, Carlo Contini, Annarosa Virgili

Open Access Editorial

Burkitt Lymphoma: beyond discoveries

Sam M Mbulaiteye

Open Access Short report

Encephalitozoon intestinalis infection increases host cell mutation frequency

Cory Ann Leonard, Maria Schell, Robert Vincent Schoborg, James Russell Hayman

Open Access Hypothesis

Potential role of gastrointestinal microbiota composition in prostate cancer risk

E Susan Amirian, Joseph F Petrosino, Nadim J Ajami, Yanhong Liu, Martha P Mims, Michael E Scheurer

Open Access Research article

Prevalence and predictors of Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia among HIV infected women at Bugando Medical Centre, Mwanza-Tanzania

Lilian Kafuruki, Peter Fabian Rambau, Anthony Massinde, Nestory Masalu

Open Access Editorial

Learning lessons from cancer centers in low- and middle-income countries

Brenda Kostelecky, Edward L Trimble, Kishor Bhatia

Open Access Research article

Infections in children with down syndrome and acute myeloid leukemia: a report from the Canadian infections in AML research group

Thai Hoa Tran, David Mitchell, David Dix, Sonia Cellot, Marie-Chantal Ethier, Biljana Gillmeister, Johann Hitzler, Victor Lewis, Rochelle Yanofsky, Donna L Johnston, Carol Portwine, Victoria Price, Shayna Zelcer, Mariana Silva, Bruno Michon, Lynette Bowes, Kent Stobart, Josee Brossard, Joseph Beyene, Lillian Sung

Open Access Letter to the Editor

PARP inhibitors: current status and implications for anticancer therapeutics

Hadi Usmani, Syed Ather Hussain, Asfandyar Sheikh

Open Access Review

Childhood cancers: what is a possible role of infectious agents?

Kenneth Alibek, Assel Mussabekova, Ainur Kakpenova, Assem Duisembekova, Yeldar Baiken, Bauyrzhan Aituov, Nargis Karatayeva, Samal Zhussupbekova

Open Access Letter to the Editor

Akt inhibitors: mechanism of action and implications for anticancer therapeutics

Jaikrit Bhutani, Asfandyar Sheikh, Asfandyar Khan Niazi

Open Access Short report

Clustering patterns of human papillomavirus infections among HIV-positive women in Kenya

Salvatore Vaccarella, Hugo De Vuyst, Nelly R Mugo, Samah R Sakr, Martyn Plummer, Daniëlle A M Heideman, Silvia Franceschi, Michael Chung

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