Serum glycoproteins and immunoglobulins in nasopharyngeal carcinoma Correlations with Epstein-Barr virus associated antibodies and clinical tumor stage
Baskies A, Chretien P, Yang C, Wolf G, Makuch R, Tu S, Hsu M, Lynn T, Yang H, Weiss J, Spiegel H. Serum glycoproteins and immunoglobulins in nasopharyngeal carcinoma Correlations with Epstein-Barr virus associated antibodies and clinical tumor stage. The American Journal Of Surgery 1979, 138: 478-488. PMID: 225960, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9610(79)90406-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical tumor stageElevated antibody titersEpstein-Barr virusSerum levelsAntibody titersTumor stageAcute phase proteinsNasopharyngeal carcinomaTumor presenceImmunoglobulin levelsNormal subjectsEBV antibody titersSerum haptoglobin levelsNeck squamous carcinomaHealthy normal subjectsMonitoring of responseSerum glycoproteinsAnti-EBVUntreated patientsIgA antibodiesEarly antigenSquamous carcinomaStaging systemImmunoglobulins IgAHaptoglobin levels