The aim of this study was to detect the expression of proliferatng cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and c-myc in Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-associated gastric carcinoma (EBVaGC) and EBV-negative gastric carcinoma (EBVnGC), as well as the expression of EBV-encoded proteins in EBVaGC and their effect on carcinogenesis and the development of gastric cancer. Here, PCNA is linked to gastric carcinoma.