Prevalence of EBV in oral squamous cell carcinomas in young patients

Van Heerden, Willem Francois Petrus; Janse van Rensburg, Estrelita; Engelbrecht, Susan; Raubenheimer, E.J.

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dc.contributor.author	Van Heerden, Willem Francois Petrus
dc.contributor.author	Janse van Rensburg, Estrelita
dc.contributor.author	Engelbrecht, Susan
dc.contributor.author	Raubenheimer, E.J.
dc.date.accessioned	2007-07-03T12:56:49Z
dc.date.available	2007-07-03T12:56:49Z
dc.date.issued	1995-09
dc.description	This article was co-written by Prof Janse van Rensburg and Prof Van Heerden before they joined the University of Pretoria.	en
dc.description.abstract	BACKGROUND: Recent studies reported a difference in the age distribution of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) between black and white South Africans with OSCC more prevalent in black patients under the age of 50 compared to whites. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Paraffin embedded blocks of OSCC were divided into two groups: one with a mean age of 56.2 years and the second group all younger than 40 years of age. A control group of 30 non-neoplastic intraoral lesions were selected. A standard PCR reaction was used to amplify the BAM H1 W-fragment of the EBV. RESULTS: EBV DNA was demonstrated in 11/45 (24%) cases from the first group and in 11/45 (24%) cases from the second group. EBV DNA was present in 11/30 (37%) cases from the control group. CONCLUSIONS: This study showed that the prevalence of EBV in OSCC was not influenced by the age of the patient.	en
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dc.identifier.citation	Van Heerden, WFP, Janse van Rensburg, E, Engelbrecht, S & Raubenheimer, EJ 1995, 'Prevalence of EBV in oral squamous cell carcinomas in young patients', Anticancer Research, vol. 15, no. 5B, pp. 2335-2339. [http://www.iiar-anticancer.org/research/research_index.htm]	en
dc.identifier.issn	0250-7005
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/2863
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	International Institute of Anticancer Research	en
dc.rights	International Institute of Anticancer Research. The publisher prohibits open access to the full text of this article.	en
dc.subject	Oral squamous cell carcinoma	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Mouth -- Cancer -- South Africa
dc.subject.lcsh	Cancer -- Age factors -- Research -- South Africa
dc.title	Prevalence of EBV in oral squamous cell carcinomas in young patients	en
dc.type	Article	en