RETRACTED: Molecular Detection of Epstein Barr Virus in Women with Breast Cancer in the West Algeria

H. S. Bensaber¹, D. J. Bicout², M. Medjamia³, A. M. Bensnouci³, A. Comez⁴, Y. Chebloune⁵, F. Z. El Kébir¹

¹Laboratory of Biology of Development and Differentiation (LBDD), Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Oran Ahmed Ben Bella, Oran, Algeria.
²Laboratory of Team Environment Modeling and Prediction for the Health of Populations (TIMC), Faculty of Medicine, Grenoble, France.
³Laboratory of Pathology, Regional Military Hospital and University of Oran (HMRUO), Oran, Algeria.
⁴Laboratory of Anatomy and Pathological Cytology, Hospital Gui De Chauliac, Montpellier, France.
⁵Laboratory of Adaptation and Pathogenesis of Microorganisms (LAPMO), Grenoble, France.

DOI: 10.4236/jct.2017.83020                

Abstract

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Keywords

Breast Cancer, Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV), Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), In Situ PCR, In Situ Hybridization (ISH), Immunohistochemistry (IHC)

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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