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Detection of distinct Epstein-Barr virus genotypes in NPC biopsies from southern Chinese and Caucasians.
International journal of cancer - 19 Aug 1992
Lung M L, Chang G C
Abstract excerpt
Using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to analyze paraffin sections from 12 Caucasian patients, we detected only the prototype F Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in 10 specimens from patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). This is in contrast to the higher frequency of association of "f" variants in NPC biopsies from Southern Chinese. The results of EBV genotyping support evidence that the EBV strains associated...
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