Paper II — 2024 June (Supplementary) (2019 Scheme) — Q13

Paper II

2024 June (Supplementary) (2019 Scheme) · 100 marks · 180 min

Question

Name TWO oncogenic DNA viruses

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Answer

Two oncogenic DNA viruses: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) (cervical carcinoma) and Hepatitis B virus (HBV) (hepatocellular carcinoma) — Epstein-Barr virus (Burkitt’s lymphoma/nasopharyngeal carcinoma) and Human Herpesvirus 8 (Kaposi’s sarcoma) are other valid examples.

Related Concepts

1. 1Oncogenic DNA and RNA Viruses

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