Seroprevalence of human herpes simplex, hepatitis B and epstein-barr viruses in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in southern iran

Pathol Oncol Res. 2010 Dec;16(4):579-82. doi: 10.1007/s12253-010-9258-6. Epub 2010 Mar 23.

Abstract

To investigate the seroprevalence of Herpes Simplex Viruses (HSV1 and HSV2), Ebstein-Barr Virus (EBV) and Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in southern Iran. 90 patients with ALL and 90 age-sex matched healthy participants were enrolled in this study. Antibodies (IgG) against HBsAg, HSV1, HSV2, EBV different antigens including Epstein-Barr nuclear antigen-1 (EBNA-1), viral capsid antigen (VCA) and early antigen (EA) were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). There were 54 (60%) male and 36 (40%) female in both study groups with mean age of 8.47 ± 3.61 and 8.61 ± 2.84 years in case and control group respectively (P = 0.812). The prevalence of antibodies against HBsAg (P = 0.002), HSV1 (P < 0.0001), VCA (P = 0.021) and EA (P < 0.0001) antigens of EBV were significantly higher in ALL patients. With the results of this study, we could not exclude a connection between these viral infections and later leukemogenesis in childhood ALL, although nor latent infection nor congenital infection cannot be excluded by this method.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Viral / blood
  • Chi-Square Distribution
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / blood
  • Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / epidemiology
  • Female
  • Hepatitis B / blood
  • Hepatitis B / epidemiology
  • Hepatitis B virus / isolation & purification*
  • Herpes Simplex / blood
  • Herpes Simplex / epidemiology
  • Herpesvirus 4, Human / isolation & purification*
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin G / blood
  • Iran / epidemiology
  • Male
  • Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / blood
  • Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / epidemiology
  • Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / virology*
  • Seroepidemiologic Studies
  • Simplexvirus / isolation & purification*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Immunoglobulin G