Table 2

EBV distribution in South African childhood Hodgkin's lymphoma

EBV positive (%) (n=32)Totals (n=37)
EBV, Epstein-Barr virus.
Race
Mixed18 (75)24
Black10 (65)15
White4 (50)8
Sex
Male26 (68)38
Female6 (67)9
Histological subtype
Nodular sclerosing28 (67)42
Mixed cellularity4 (80)5