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. 2017 Apr;16(4 Suppl 1):S65–S74. doi: 10.1074/mcp.O116.065201

Table I. Oncogenic DNA viruses and their oncogenes. For details see (4, 96, 97).

Virus Family and Genome Type Viral Proteins contributing to Oncogenesis Associated Cancers
A subset of human alpha Papillomaviruses, (HPV) Papillomaviridae dsDNA genome E6, E7, E5 Cervical and other anogenital carcinomas; Oropharyngeal carcinoma
Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) Polyomaviridae dsDNA genome LT, ST Merkel Cell carcinoma
Epstein Barr Virus (EBV or HHV4) Herpesviridae dsDNA genome LMP1, LMP2, BARF1, EBNA1, EBNA2, EBNA3A,B,C, EBNA-LP Burkitt's lymphoma; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Gastric cancer Hodgkin's and Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder
Kaposi's sarcoma herpesvirus (KSHV or HHV8) Herpesviridae dsDNA genome vFLIP, vCyclin, LANA, vGPCR, vIRF-1 Kaposi's sarcoma Primary Effusion lymphoma Multicentric Castleman's disease
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) Hepadnaviridae ssDNA/dsDNA genome HBx Hepatocellular carcinoma
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) Flaviviridae +ssRNA genome Core, NS3, NS5a Hepatocellular carcinoma
Human T cell lymphotrophic virus (HTLV-1) Retroviridae +ssRNA genome Tax Adult T cell leukemia