Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) Antibodies in the Diagnosis of NPC - Comparison between IFA and Two Commercial ELISA Kits

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 263-265

  Chan, S H ^a   Soo, M Y ^a   Gan, Y Y ^b   Fones Tan, A ^b   Sim, P S ^c   Kaur, A ^d   Chew, C T ^e  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c Golder Associates (Singapore) Pte Ltd   (Singapore)

^d CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^e MOUNT ELIZABETH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

EBV; IgA Ea; IgA VCA; IgG anti ribonucleotide reductase; NPC

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; TUMOR MARKER; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; CARCINOMA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; NASOPHARYNX TUMOR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; VIROLOGY;

ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CARCINOMA; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0032088543     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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