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Epstein-Barr virus genotypes in NPC biopsies from north Africa.
International journal of cancer - 15 Feb 1994
Bouzid M, Djennaoui D, Dubreuil J, Bouguermouh A, Ellouz D, Abdelwahab J, Decaussin G, Ooka T
Abstract excerpt
The genotypes of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) were investigated in North African nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) biopsies, nasopharyngeal chronic inflammation (NCI) biopsies, and saliva of healthy individuals from Algeria and Tunisia where there is an intermediate incidence of NPC. The prevalence of A-type virus in NPC, NCI biopsies and saliva of healthy individuals was found in these regions by means of a PCR assay....
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