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Association between Epstein-Barr virus and Thymic epithelial tumors: a systematic review
Infectious Agents and Cancer ( IF 3.7 ) Pub Date : 2019-11-06 , DOI: 10.1186/s13027-019-0254-5
Guofei Zhang 1 , Zipu Yu 1 , Gang Shen 1 , Ying Chai 1 , Chengxiao Liang 2
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The possible role of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in the pathogenesis of thymic epithelial tumors (TET) remains controversial. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of EBV in TET. We conducted a systematic review of relevant English-language studies published between January 1980 and December 2013. Effect size was calculated as event rates (95% confidence interval [CI]) by homogeneity testing using Cochran’s Q and I2 statistics for benign TET, benign TET with myasthenia gravis (MG), and thymic carcinoma (TC). Among 136 potentially relevant studies, 22 met the inclusion criteria. Despite a considerable degree of heterogeneity, the pooled estimated incidences were 9% (95% CI, 1–23%), 20% (95% CI, 0–54%), and 6% (95% CI, 0–21%) for benign TET, benign TET with MG, and TC, respectively. There was significant heterogeneity among studies that used in situ hybridization (ISH) for both benign TET and benign TET with MG. According to the random-effects model, studies employing ISH yielded lower point estimates of EBV prevalence (5%) than those employing other methods (33%). Using the random-effects model, we found a lack of significant heterogeneity among studies from different geographic regions (p = 0.0848). Further, 12 of 23 lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma (LELC) cases tested EBV-positive. The prevalence of EBV in benign TET with or without MG was lower than in nasopharyngeal carcinoma, suggesting that EBV plays a minor role in TET pathogenesis. Although the prevalence of EBV in TC was also low, EBV may play an important causal role in LELC. Further research is needed to clarify these associations.

中文翻译:

爱泼斯坦-巴尔病毒与胸腺上皮肿瘤的关联:系统评价

爱泼斯坦-巴尔病毒 (EBV) 在胸腺上皮肿瘤 (TET) 发病机制中的可能作用仍然存在争议。本研究旨在确定 TET 中 EBV 的患病率。我们对 1980 年 1 月至 2013 年 12 月期间发表的相关英语研究进行了系统评价。 效应大小计算为事件发生率(95% 置信区间 [CI]),通过使用 Cochran 的 Q 和 I2 统计量对良性 TET,良性 TET重症肌无力 (MG) 和胸腺癌 (TC)。在 136 项可能相关的研究中,22 项符合纳入标准。尽管存在相当程度的异质性,但汇总的估计发生率为 9%(95% CI,1-23%)、20%(95% CI,0-54%)和 6%(95% CI,0-21%) ) 分别用于良性 TET、具有 MG 的良性 TET 和 TC。对于良性 TET 和 MG 良性 TET 使用原位杂交 (ISH) 的研究之间存在显着的异质性。根据随机效应模型,采用 ISH 的研究得出的 EBV 流行率点估计值 (5%) 低于采用其他方法的研究 (33%)。使用随机效应模型,我们发现来自不同地理区域的研究之间缺乏显着的异质性(p = 0.0848)。此外,23 例淋巴上皮瘤样癌 (LELC) 病例中有 12 例检测为 EBV 阳性。EBV 在伴或不伴 MG 的良性 TET 中的患病率低于鼻咽癌,表明 EBV 在 TET 发病机制中起次要作用。尽管 TC 中 EBV 的患病率也很低,但 EBV 可能在 LELC 中起重要的因果作用。需要进一步的研究来澄清这些关联。
更新日期:2019-11-06
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