In order to identify patients at risk for developing post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease (PTLD), a sensitive nested RT-PCR method for detection of EBNA1 gene expression in peripheral blood cells was used. EBNA1 expression in peripheral blood samples from 60 organ recipients was analyzed and
Viral Prophylaxis in Organ Transplant Patients
✍ Scribed by Michelle Slifkin; Shira Doron; David R. Snydman
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Weight
- 8 KB
- Volume
- 36
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0931-7597
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