Serum CXCL9 levels are associated with tumor progression and treatment outcome in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2013, Pages

  Hsin, Li Jen ^a   Kao, Huang Kai ^a   Chen, I How ^a,c   Tsang, Ngan Ming ^a   Hsu, Cheng Lung ^a   Liu, Shiau Chin ^a   Chang, Yu Sun ^b   Chang, Kai Ping ^a,b,c  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHEMOKINE CXCL9; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DNA, VIRAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 84894284627     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0080052     Document Type: Article

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