title: [Features of immunologic and virusologic indicators in oncology patients].
abstract: Specific immunological indices have been compared in patients with head and neck tumors. It was found that the EBV-specific antibody levels in such patients were almost one order of magnitude higher than similar indices in healthy humans. The study identified profound changes in the T-cell chain of the immune system which is responsible for intercellular interaction regulation and cell killing. Altered number of lymphocytes and proportion of their main regulatory subpopulations were founded in cancer patients.
authors.affiliation: Research Institute of Oncology, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Tomsk.
authors.forename: N V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Sevost'ianova
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Isaeva
authors.forename: L N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Urazova
mesh_terms: D016022:Case-Control Studies; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology* / Q000821:virology*; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D016176:T-Lymphocyte Subsets; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology