title: Humoral leukocyte adherence inhibition (H-LAI) with basic encephalitogenic protein (BEP) in head and neck cancer.
abstract: Fourty-five patients with head and neck cancer and 30 healthy subjects were evaluated by a modified humoral leukocyte adherence inhibition assay using basic encephalitogenic protein as antigen. Ninety-three percent of cancer patients gave a positive reaction, whereas every control person remained negative. The results suggest that humoral leukocyte adherence inhibition assay performed with basic encephalitogenic protein may be useful as an early diagnostic tool in head and neck cancer.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kövesi
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fekete
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007158:Immunologic Techniques; D007957:Leukocyte Adherence Inhibition Test; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D004676:Myelin Basic Protein; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D014373:Tuberculin
chemical_list: D004676:Myelin Basic Protein; D014373:Tuberculin