Epstein-Barr Virus Infection Is Associated with an Elevated Tumor-Stroma Ratio and Older Age in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

Viruses · 2026 · PMC12944872 · PMID 41754584

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Although a slightly higher proportion of males was observed among the EBV-positive cases, this difference did not reach statistical significance and may have been influenced by behavioral or environmental factors rather than virus-specific effects [ 20 , 21 ].

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