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Papillomavirus in esophageal papillomas and carcinomas
1 Mar 1999
Abstract excerpt
Human papillomavirus (HPV) has been implicated as a possible etiological factor in the development of squamous-cell carcinoma of the esophagus. Published data demonstrating HPV DNA in these lesions have been conflicting, varying between failure to detect HPV DNA to detection of up to 60% to 70% of the biopsies harboring HPV DNA, mainly HPV 16 and HPV 18. We have analyzed esophageal carcinoma samples from 2...
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