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Genotypic analysis of Epstein-Barr virus isolates associated with nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Northern China.
Intervirology - 1 Jan 2011
Cui Ying, Wang Yun, Liu Xia, Chao Yan, Xing Xiaoming, Zhao Chengquan, Liu Chengyu, Luo Bing
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OBJECTIVES: To characterize the specific Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) polymorphisms from nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients and healthy donors in Northern China, and to explore the relationship between the EBV genotypes and NPC. METHODS: The genotypes of EBV strains were analyzed by the polymerase chain reaction and restriction fragment length polymorphism. RESULTS: The predominant EBV type was A, C or F in both...
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