ZIA CP010126 10494 (ZIA) | |||
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Title | Testis Viral Project | ||
Institution | NCI, Bethesda, MD | ||
Principal Investigator | McGlynn, Katherine | NCI Program Director | N/A |
Cancer Activity | N/A | Division | DCEG |
Funded Amount | $41,123 | Project Dates | 08/15/2009 - N/A |
Fiscal Year | 2010 | Project Type | Intramural |
Research Topics w/ Percent Relevance | Cancer Types w/ Percent Relevance | ||
Biochemical Epidemiology (45.0%) Cancer (100.0%) |
Testes (100.0%) | ||
Research Type | |||
Cancer Related Biology Exogenous Factors in the Origin and Cause of Cancer |
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Abstract | |||
The Testis Viral Project will seek to determine whether testicular germ cell tumor are related to viral infection by a known mammalian virus. Tumor specimens and sera will be examined for evidence of viruses, using a viral chip approach. |