Epstein-Barr virus-associated gastric carcinoma in Brazil: comparison between in situ hybridization and polymerase chain reaction detection

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) has been associated with 10% of gastric carcinomas. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of EBV in gastric carcinomas in Brazil assessed by in situ hybridization (ISH) and PCR, which would contribute to the characterization of the clinical and pathological as...

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Main Authors: Marcos Antonio Pereira de Lima, Márcia Valéria Pitombeira Ferreira, Marcos Aurélio Pessoa Barros, Maria Inês de Moura Campos Pardini, Adriana Camargo Ferrasi, Silvia Helena Barem Rabenhorst
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2012-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
Subjects:
PCR
ISH
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822012000100048