Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). III. Incidence of EBV antibodies in patients with various tumors.
Serum samples from 553 patients with various tumors, from 26 patients with different viral infections and from 78 clinically healthy subjects were tested by indirect immunofluorescence (IF) reaction for the presence of specific antibodies to Epstein-Barr virus. The test revealed antibodies to EBV in 127 patients with tumors, in 14 patients with viral infections and in 8 healthy persons.
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D000912:Antibodies, Neoplasm / Q000032:analysis*; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology*; D012383:Romania; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections / Q000276:immunology*
D000912:Antibodies, Neoplasm; D000914:Antibodies, Viral