Epstein-Barr virus DNA in serum as an early prognostic marker in children and adolescents with Hodgkin lymphoma

Abstract: Assay of cell-free DNA in blood offers an approach to assessment of tumor DNA. We sought to determine whether Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) DNA in cell-free blood is also a good surrogate for the presence of tumor DNA in children with Hodgkin lymphoma, as it is in adults, and whether it correla...

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Main Authors: Jennifer J.G. Welch, Cindy L. Schwartz, Meghan Higman, Lu Chen, Allen Buxton, Jennifer A. Kanakry, Samir B. Kahwash, Robert E. Hutchison, Debra L. Friedman, Richard F. Ambinder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-04-01
Series:Blood Advances
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2473952920301725