Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is a beta-herpesvirus that causes persistent infection in
humans and can cause severe disease in fetuses and immunocompromised individuals.
Although HCMV is not currently causally implicated in human cancer, emerging evidence
suggests that HCMV infection and expression may be specifically associated with human
malignancies including malignant glioma, colon, and prostate cancer. In addition, multiple
investigators have demonstrated that HCMV can dysregulate signaling pathways involved in …