Abstract:Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a distinctive type of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck region with remarkable ethnic and geographic distribution. It is consistently associated with Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) infection and serves as a fascinating model to understand the complex interaction among environmental, viral, and genetic factors in human tumourigenesis. The development of NPC involves clonal expansion of EBV‐infected cells and cumulative genetic and epigenetic changes. Both viral and cellula… Show more
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