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  • 1Molecular Biology and Viral Oncology Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS "Fondazione G. Pascale", Via Mariano Semmola, 80131 Napoli, Italy.

Cancers
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EBVEpstein–Barr virusHBVHCVHHV-8HPVHTLV-1Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirusTERTTERT promoterTERTphepatitis B virushepatitis C virushuman T-cell leukemia virus-1human papillomavirustelomerase reverse transcriptase

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