Cloning and expression of epstein-barr viral antigens for the diagnosis of nasopharygeal carcinoma

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a malignant tumor that occurs is prevalent among Chinese in southern China, and in places wherever these Chinese migrate to Studies on factors affecting the prognosis of NPC have revealed that early diagnosis and treatment are very important in disease management On...

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Main Author: He, Yan Xin.
Other Authors: Gan, Yap Yik Yuen
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/20320
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Summary:Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a malignant tumor that occurs is prevalent among Chinese in southern China, and in places wherever these Chinese migrate to Studies on factors affecting the prognosis of NPC have revealed that early diagnosis and treatment are very important in disease management One of the factors associated with the etiology of NPC is the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), and antibodies towards this viral antigen have commonly been used in the diagnosis of this disease