Epstein-Barr virus in nasopharyngeal and salivary gland carcinomas of Greenland Eskimoes.

• Main Authors: Saemundsen, A. K., Albeck, H., Hansen, J. P., Nielsen, N. H., Anvret, M., Henle, W., Henle, G., Thomsen, K. A., Kristensen, H. K., Klein, G.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1982
• Subjects: Research Article; Greenland; eskimo*
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2011144; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6293523

Biopsy specimens from nasopharyngeal carcinomas (NPC) or salivary-gland carcinomas (SGC) in Greenland Eskimoes were examined for the presence of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) DNA and sera from the patients were tested for EBV-specific antibody titres. Six out of 7 NPCs and one from an undifferentiated SGG were positive for EBV DNA. The EBV-specific antibody spectra and titres of the patients with NPC or undifferentiated SGG conformed to the results of earlier studies in other high-incidence areas.