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High prevalence of human papillomaviruses in the normal oral cavity of adults.
Oral microbiology and immunology - 1 Aug 1999
Terai M, Hashimoto K, Yoda K, Sata T
Abstract excerpt
Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in the normal oral cavity was studied by the sensitive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using primers for the L1 region of human papillomavirus DNA and high fidelity amplification system. Cells were scraped from the oral mucosae of 7 (mean age; 42 years) and 30 (mean age; 32 years) volunteers with and without skin warts, respectively. Human papillomavirus DNA was detected in...
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