title: [Antibodies against the Epstein-Barr Virus nuclear-antigen in children with malignant disease (author's transl)].
abstract: Sera of 25 patients and 50 health children were tested for the presence of antibodies against the Epstein-Barr Virus Nuclear-Antigen (EBNA). We examined 15 children with acute lymphocytic leukemia, who showed a mean arithmatic titer of 1 : 5.33, 1 child with acute myeloblastic leukemia and 1 child with the chronic myeloblastic form showing no reactivity. Two children with lymphogranuloma had titers 1 : 16 and 1 : 32, respectively. 1 patient with lymphoepithelial carcinoma and 5 with lymphosarcoma showed a mean arithmetic titer of 1 : 170.66. Control persons had antibodies against EBNA in the amount of 1 : 2.56. We think that the humoral reactivity against this regularly viral-genome-associated antigen is an additional indicator for the causative role of the Epstein-Barr Virus.
mesh_terms: D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000276:immunology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human / Q000276:immunology*; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007945:Leukemia, Lymphoid / Q000276:immunology*; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000276:immunology; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral
vernacular_title: Antikörper gegen das Epstein-Barr-Virus-Nuclear-Antigen bei kindlichen Malignomen