American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 30, Issue 2 , Pages 95-100 , March 2009

Molecular diagnosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma using detection of Epstein-Barr virus latent membrane protein-1 gene in cervical metastatic lymph nodes

  • Bijan Khademi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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  • Jalal Mahmoudi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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  • Ahmad Monabati, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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  • Behzad Maghsoudi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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  • Mohammad J. Ashraf, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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  • Mohammad Mohammadianpanah, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Radiation Oncology, Nemazee Hospital, Shiraz 71936-13311, Iran. Tel.: +98 711 6260135; fax: +98 711 6260135.
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  • Narjes Tabibi, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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  • Behnaz Valibeigi, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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  • Elham Abedi, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

Received 16 November 2007

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☆ Conflicts of interest: The authors disclose any commercial or other associations that might pose a conflict of interest in connection with submitted manuscript.

PII: S0196-0709(08)00042-2

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2008.02.013

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 30, Issue 2 , Pages 95-100 , March 2009

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