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Distribution of Epstein-Barr viral load in serum of individuals from nasopharyngeal carcinoma high-risk families in Taiwan.
International journal of cancer - 1 Feb 2006
Yang Xiaohong, Goldstein Alisa M, Chen Chien-Jen, Rabkin Charles S, Chen Jen-Yang, Cheng Yu-Juen, Hsu Wan-Lun, Sun Brenda, Diehl Scott R, Liu Mei-Ying, Walters Michael, Shao Wen, Ortiz-Conde Betty A, Whitby Denise, Elmore Sandra H, Gulley Margaret L, Hildesheim Allan
Abstract excerpt
The utility of EBV load as a tumor marker in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients suggests that it might also serve as a screening test for individuals who are at high risk for developing NPC. We previously demonstrated that unaffected individuals from high-risk families had elevated anti-EBV antibody levels compared to community controls. In this study, we measured EBV load using 2 different real-time PCR...
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