OBJECTIVE We conducted a meta-analysis to compare the EBV DNA and VCA-IgA in diagnosis of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, and provide important evidence for screening method of NPC. METHODOLOGY Three databases, Medline (from Jan. 1966 to Jan. 2012), EMBASE (from January 1988 to Jan. 2012) and Chinese Biomedical Database (from January 1980 to Jan. 2012) were used to detect the role of EBV DNA and VC...

Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, demyelinating disease of the CNS in which autoimmunity to myelin plays a role in pathogenesis. Infection with common viruses, particularly EpsteinBarr virus (EBV), is postulated to contribute to the pathobiology of MS. Epidemiological studies suggest an association between infection with EBV and risk of MS. To characterize the IgG antibody to th...

Impaired nerve regeneration and inadequate recovery of motor and sensory function following peripheral nerve repair remain the most significant hurdles to optimal functional and quality of life outcomes in vascularized tissue allotransplantation (VCA). Neurotherapeutics such as Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 (IGF-1) and chondroitinase ABC (CH) have shown promise in augmenting or accelerating nerv...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE It has been reported that cell-free Epstein-Barr virus (EBV-DNA) in plasma was useful in diagnosing and monitoring nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). The current study was designed to evaluate the significance of EBV-DNA in monitoring the prognosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma and to compare with VCA/IgA and EA/IgA. METHODS EBV-DNA, VCA/IgA, and EA/IgA levels in plasma were...

Atoxigenic strains of Aspergillus flavus have been used as aflatoxin management tools on over 50,000 hectares of commercial crops since 2000. To assess treatment efficacy, atoxigenic strain incidence is routinely monitored by vegetative compatibility analyses (VCA) that require culturing, generation of auxotrophs, and complementation with tester mutants. Two pyrosequencing assays (PA) that requ...

Vascularised composite allotransplantation (VCA) represents an exciting and emerging field in plastic and reconstructive surgery. Despite the generally good functional and psychosocial outcomes, multiple complications can be associated with the procedure. The authors describe a case of avascular necrosis of the humeral head following successful upper extremity VCA.

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection is closely associated with nasopharyngeal carcinoma, which can be monitored by the levels of Rta protein antibody IgG (Rta-IgG), early antigen antibody (EA-IgG), and viral capsid antibody (VCA-IgA). In the present study, we investigated the serum levels of Rta-IgG, EA-IgG, and VCA-IgA in nasopharyngeal cancer patients, and the diagnostic value of a combined as...

Reconstructive transplantation, also referred to as vascularized composite allotransplantation (VCA), has rapidly emerged as a viable approach to repairing complex tissue defects. Over the past 20 years, major advances have been made in the field of VCA allowing for successful transplantation of over 150 hand/forearm/arm, larynx, trachea, abdominal wall, vascularized knee, and facial transplant...

Clustering provides an effective mechanism for energy-efficient data delivery in wireless sensor networks. To reduce communication cost, most clustering algorithms rely on a sensor’s local properties in electing cluster heads. They often result in unsatisfactory cluster formations, which may cause the network to suffer from load imbalance or extra energy consumption. In this paper, we propose a...

We have studied nine Hodgkin's lymphoma (HD) and ten non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) patients with extraordinarily high anti-viral capsid antigen (VCA) titers (greater than 5120). Controls were 13 HD and 23 NHL patients with anti-VCA titers between 40 and 2560. High anti-VCA titers were present in NHL patients at the time of diagnosis or within 16 months, whereas the rise of anti-VCA titers in HD ...