AIMS OF THE STUDY: 1. To perform a retrospective, epidemiological analysis of cases of reactive lymphadenopathy and atypical reactive lymphoid hyperplasia (ARLH) received in the Department of Anatomical Pathology, UCT and GSH, over a 5 year period, in order to determine the number of cases of ARLH, and the frequency of the various subtypes of reactive lymphoid. hyperplasia, so as to provide base-line information for further studies. 2. To set up IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION (ISH) for detection of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-encoded RNA's (EBERs) in latently infected cells in selected cases, to determine if virus is present in ARLH. 3. To perform immunohistochemical analysis for the detection of EBY-derived latent membrane protein (LMP) in those cases subjected to ISH.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uct/oai:localhost:11427/25581 |
| Date | 12 July 2017 |
| Creators | Eedes, Christopher Robert, Eedes, Christopher Robert |
| Contributors | Close, Pauline |
| Publisher | University of Cape Town, University of Cape Town, Faculty of Health Sciences, Division of Anatomical Pathology |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Master Thesis, Masters, MMed |
| Format | application/pdf |
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