Frequency of Epstein–Barr Virus DNA in Formalin-fixed Paraffin-embedded Tissue of Patients with Ductal Breast Carcinoma

Document Type : Research Articles

Authors

• Chia Sharifpour ^{1, 2}
• Manoochehr Makvandi ^{1, 2}
• Alireza Samabafzadeh ^{1, 2}
• Abdolhassan Talaei-Zadeh ³
• Nastaran Ranjbari ⁴
• Nilofar Nisi ^{1, 2}
• Azarakh Azaran ^{1, 2}
• Shahram Jalilian ^{1, 2}
• Mehran Varnaseri ⁵
• Roya Pirmoradi ^{1, 2}
• Kambiz Ahmadi Angali ⁶

¹ Infectious and Tropical Disease Research Center Health Research Institute; Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.

² Department of Virology, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.

³ Department of Surgery, Imam Khoeini hospital, , Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.

⁴ Department of Pathology, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.

⁵ Infectious Diseases Department, Razi Hospital, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.

⁶ Biostatistic Department, School of Health, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.

Abstract

Keywords

• Epstein Barr virus
• breast cancer
• Ductal carcinoma
• Nested PCR

Main Subjects

• Virology