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Table 1 Viruses associated with human cancer development

From: Epigenetic mechanisms in virus-induced tumorigenesis

Virus

Taxonomy

Genome

Human cancer

HPV

Papillomaviridae

dsDNA

Cervical cancer, Anal cancer, Penis cancer, Head and neck carcinoma

EBV

Herpesviridae

dsDNA

Burkitt’s lymphoma, Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Posttransplantation lymphoma, Nasopharyngeal carcinoma

KSHV (HHV-8)

Herpesviridae

dsDNA

Kaposi’s sarcoma, Pleural effusion lymphoma, Multicentric Castleman’s disease

HBV

Hepadnaviridae

dsDNA

Hepatocellular carcinoma

HCV

Flaviviridae

ssRNA

Hepatocellular carcinoma

HTLV-1

Retroviridae

ssRNA-dsDNA

Adult T-cell leukemia

MCV

Polyomaviridae

dsDNA

Merkel cell carcinoma

SV40

Polyomaviridae

dsDNA

Mesothelioma and colon tumors

JCV

Polyomaviridae

dsDNA

Brain and colon tumors

BKV

Polyomaviridae

dsDNA

Prostate and brain tumors

Adenovirus

Adenoviridae

dsDNA

Several serotypes can transform human and rodent cells and cause malignant tumors upon injection into rodents

  1. HHV-8 human herpesvirus 8