Oncogenic viruses in the genomic era: Integration, instability, and cancer evolution

Bartosz Szmyd; Agata Pastorczak; Wojciech Młynarski

doi:10.17219/dmp/225755

August 6, 2026Dental and Medical ProblemsOpen Access

Oncogenic viruses in the genomic era: Integration, instability, and cancer evolution

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The aim is to explore the role of viral integration in cancer development and its impact on genomic stability.
Utilized long-read whole-genome sequencing to analyze viral integration sites.
Focused on non-coding and vulnerable genomic regions for evaluating oncogenesis.
Investigated multiple mechanisms of how viruses may contribute to cancer.
Identified specific non-coding regions as common integration sites for oncogenic viruses.
Found correlations between viral integrations and genomic instability events.
Provided insights into how these integrations may drive cancer evolution.

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Emerging evidence shows viral integration contributes to cancer evolution, highlighting the need for genomic analysis.

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Emerging evidence suggests that viral integration into non-coding and genomically vulnerable regions may represent one of several mechanisms contributing to oncogenesis, warranting further investigation through long-read whole-genome sequencing (WGS).

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