Article
Distribution of Epstein-Barr virus genotypes in throat washings, sera, peripheral blood lymphocytes and in EBV positive tumor biopsies from Slovenian patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Aug 2006
Klemenc P, Marin J, Soba E, Gale N, Koren S, Strojan P
Abstract excerpt
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a malignancy closely associated with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). It is prevalent among the Chinese of Southern China, whereas outside China, the position seems to be different. The aim of this study was to determine the distribution of EBV genotypes in the patients with NPC in Slovenia, which is a nonendemic area. Detection of EBV was undertaken by testing the throat washes, sera,...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- DNA, Viral
- Epstein-Barr Virus Infections
- Genotype
- Herpesvirus 4, Human
- Humans
- Lymphocytes
- Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms
- Slovenia