Epstein-Barr viral latent and early antigen serology in nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is cancer of the nasopharynx in humans. It is an insidious and often rapidly fatal disease that is rare worldwide, but is very common among the Chinese from southern China and south-east Asia. It is difficult to detect since, in its early stages, patients are asymptoma...
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sg-ntu-dr.10356-140732020-11-01T06:26:32Z Epstein-Barr viral latent and early antigen serology in nasopharyngeal carcinoma Tan, Timothy Ter Ming. Gan-Yap, Yik Yuen National Institute of Education DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences::Microbiology::Virology Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is cancer of the nasopharynx in humans. It is an insidious and often rapidly fatal disease that is rare worldwide, but is very common among the Chinese from southern China and south-east Asia. It is difficult to detect since, in its early stages, patients are asymptomatic. However, NPC detected in its early stages is highly curable through radiation therapy. Clinically, it can be detected by an experienced medical practitioner using fibreoptic endoscopy, computer-assisted tomography or through serological tests. Serological testing detects the presence of specific antibodies to the Epstein-Barr virus, which is a crucial aetiological factor in the pathogenesis of the disease. Current methods include detection by indirect immunofluorescence assay which is laborious, subjective and requires highly-trained personnel, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), which can be easily performed by any hospital laboratory. Master of Science 2008-08-06T01:56:56Z 2008-10-20T11:23:27Z 2008-08-06T01:56:56Z 2008-10-20T11:23:27Z 1999 1999 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10356/14073 en 302 p. application/pdf application/pdf |
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Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is cancer of the nasopharynx in humans. It is an insidious and often rapidly fatal disease that is rare worldwide, but is very common among the Chinese from southern China and south-east Asia. It is difficult to detect since, in its early stages, patients are asymptomatic. However, NPC detected in its early stages is highly curable through radiation therapy. Clinically, it can be detected by an experienced medical practitioner using fibreoptic endoscopy, computer-assisted tomography or through serological tests. Serological testing detects the presence of specific antibodies to the Epstein-Barr virus, which is a crucial aetiological factor in the pathogenesis of the disease. Current methods include detection by indirect immunofluorescence assay which is laborious, subjective and requires highly-trained personnel, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), which can be easily performed by any hospital laboratory. |
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Epstein-Barr viral latent and early antigen serology in nasopharyngeal carcinoma |
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