T-cell lymphoma 229 EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS DNA IN PERIPHERAL BLOOD AND EXTRANODAL NK/T-CELL LYMPHOMA, NASAL TYPE
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Background: Peripheral blood of patients with extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type (ENKL) contains fragmented Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) DNA. Measurement of the circulating viral DNA load has been reported to be useful for diagnosis, monitoring and prognostication of the disease. However, there are two different subjects for analysis, plasma and mononuclear cells (MNC). It remains unclear which are more useful target.
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