Analysis of cell-free Epstein-Barr virus-associated RNA in the plasma of patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 8 I, 1999, Pages 1292-1294

  Lo, Kwok Wai ^a   Lo, Y M Dennis ^a   Leung, Sing Fai ^a   Tsang, Yuen Shan ^a   Chan, Lisa Y S ^a   Johnson, Philip J ^a   Hjelm, N Magnus ^a   Lee, Joseph C K ^a   Huang, Dolly P ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; VIRUS DNA; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA HYBRIDIZATION;

DNA VIRUSES; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 4;

EID: 0032859103     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/45.8.1292     Document Type: Article

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