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ArticleInfectious agents and cancer2015

Molecular screening for Epstein Barr virus (EBV) among Sudanese patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC).

Hussain Gadelkarim Ahmed, Rania Saad Abdul Gader Suliman, Mohammed Siddig Abd El Aziz, Fawaz D Alshammari

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Hussain Gadelkarim AhmedDepartment of Pathology, College of Medicine, Molecular Diagnostics and Personalized Therapeutics Unit, University of Hail, Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ; Department of Histopathology and Cytology, FMLS, University of Khartoum, Hail, Sudan.
Rania Saad Abdul Gader SulimanDepartment of Histopathology and Cytology, Faculty of Medical Laboratory Science, Sudan University for Science and Technology, Khartoum, Sudan.
Mohammed Siddig Abd El AzizDepartment of Histopathology and Cytology, Faculty of Medical Laboratory Science, Sudan University for Science and Technology, Khartoum, Sudan.
Fawaz D AlshammariDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Applied Medical Science, University of Hail, Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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Abstract

objectiveThe aim of this study was to screen for the presence of Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) among Sudanese patients with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC).

methodsIn this study, 150 tissue samples that were previously diagnosed as having NPC were screened for the presence of EBV using Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). PCR was performed to amplify two viral genes; EBV nuclear antigen-4 (EBNA-4) and latent membrane protein-1 (LMP1).

resultsEBV genes were detected in 92/150 (61.3%) tissue samples. Of the 92 infected samples, 58/92 (63%) were found among males and 34/92 (37%) were among females.

conclusionEBV is prevalent in the Sudan and responsible of the vast majority of cases of NPC.

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Epstein barr virusNasopharyngeal carcinomaSudan

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PMCPMC4335634

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