Epstein-Barr Virus and Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: Is There an Etiologic Relationship?2
- 1 November 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
- Vol. 59 (5) , 1393-1395
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/59.5.1393
Abstract
Antibody titers to all the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)related antigens were significantly elevated (P<0.001) in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) compared with those of controls. EBV, early antigen, and anti-diffuse titers of Chinese-American and black patients with NPC were higher than those of white patients with NPC. Epstein-Barr viral capsid antigen antibody titers were elevated in white patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the pharynx, regardless of subsite. These results raise doubts about the specificity of the association between EBV and NPC.Keywords
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