Hodgkin's disease in Costa Rica: A report of 40 cases analyzed for Epstein-Barr virus

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 109, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 618-624

  Monterroso, Victoria ^a   Zhou, Yuehua ^b   Koo, Sophia ^b   Glackin, Carlotta ^b   Bujan, Willem ^a   Medeiros, L Jeffrey ^b  

^a Hosp Mexico   (Costa Rica)

^b CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Costa Rica; Epstein Barr virus; Hodgkin's disease; Immunohistochemistry; Latent membrane protein; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

DNA; VIRUS RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COSTA RICA; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REED STERNBERG CELL; VIRUS DETECTION;

EID: 0031945512     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/109.5.618     Document Type: Article

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