Molecular diagnosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: Detecting LMP-1 and EBNA by nasopharyngeal swab

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 131, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 651-654

  Hao, Sheng Po ^a,b,d   Tsang, Ngan Ming ^b,c   Chang, Kai Ping ^a,b   Ueng, Shir Hwa ^b,c  

^a Dept Otolaryngol Hd Neck Surg ^*  (Taiwan)

^b Taipei Taiwan   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d 14F   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS ANTIGEN; EPSTEIN BARR NUCLEAR ANTIGEN; LATENT MEMBRANE PROTEIN 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTION; THROAT CULTURE; TUMOR BIOPSY; VIRUS DETECTION;

ADULT; EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS NUCLEAR ANTIGENS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; VIRAL MATRIX PROTEINS;

EID: 7444223093     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2004.04.013     Document Type: Article

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