American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 6 , Pages 410-417 , November 2010

Novel Epstein-Barr virus immunoglobulin G–based approach for the specific detection of nasopharyngeal carcinoma

  • Ahmed S. Abdulamir, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Microbiology Research Department, University Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Microbiology Research Department, University Putra Malaysia, 43400, UPM, Serdang, Malaysia. Tel.: +60 132580401.
    • ,
  • Rand R. Hafidh, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Bioscience, University Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
    • ,
  • Fatimah Abu Bakar, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Bioscience, University Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
    • ,
  • Kassim Abbas, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia

Received 19 November 2008

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PII: S0196-0709(09)00130-6

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2009.06.006

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 6 , Pages 410-417 , November 2010

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